Nutritional deficits in paediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients: the impact of lipid-free parenteral nutrition on caloric intake and outcomes
This study explored the challenge of meeting the nutritional needs of paediatric ECMO patients when lipids are excluded from PN. Significant caloric deficits require alternative strategies to prevent patient malnourishment without affecting the ECMO circuit's functionality.
Authors
- Samia AlHashim
- Manar Alawwad
- Mohammad Alsharhan
- Mohammed Almutham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5783-9745)
- Ibraheem Shammakhi
Institutions
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2025-001301
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00