High Incidence of Refeeding Syndrome during the Transition from F75 to Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Feeds among Children 6 to 59 Months with Severe Acute Malnutrition at the Pediatric Nutritional Unit of Mulago Hospital [PDF]
Journal of Nutrition and MetabolismBackground. Refeeding syndrome is a complication developed by children being managed for severe acute malnutrition (SAM). It is caused by changes in electrolyte balance once high-caloric feeding is reinitiated.
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Refeeding Syndrome: A Literature Review [PDF]
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2011 Refeeding syndrome (RFS) describes the biochemical changes, clinical manifestations, and complications that can occur as a consequence of feeding a malnourished catabolic individual.
L. U. R. Khan +3 more
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Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2009 Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is the result of aggressive enteral or parenteral feeding in a malnourished patient, with hypophosphatemia being the hallmark of this phenomenon. Other metabolic abnormalities, such as hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia, may also occur, along with sodium and fluid retention.
Judy, Fuentebella, John A, Kerner
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Medical nutrition therapy for ALS: Dietitians' approaches to diagnosing malnutrition, facilitating feeding tube discussions, and mitigating refeeding syndrome risk. [PDF]
Nutr Clin PractAbstract Background Persons living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (PALS) are at high risk for malnutrition because of disease‐related factors such as dysphagia, self‐feeding difficulty, and hypermetabolism. Nutrition interventions, including enteral nutrition (EN) initiation after gastrostomy tube (G‐tube) placement, are integral to care but can ...
Dobak S, Pearson K, McGuire R, Ellis AC.
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Incidence of Refeeding Syndrome in Critically Ill Children With Nutritional Support
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 IntroductionEarly enteral nutrition is recommended for critically ill children, potentially exposing those who are undernourished to the risk of refeeding syndrome.
Stéphanie Blanc +7 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Background and AimMalnutrition and its complications is usually neglected in critically ill COVID-19 patients. We conducted the present study to investigate the prevalence of refeeding syndrome and its related factors in this group of patients.MethodsIn ...
Zahra Vahdat Shariatpanahi +3 more
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Refeeding syndrome in a woman with pancreatitis: a case report
Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Refeeding syndrome can occur in malnourished patients with acute pancreatitis who have electrolyte imbalances. Refeeding syndrome is characterized by severe electrolyte imbalances (mainly hypophosphatemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypokalemia), vitamin ...
Alberto Lo Gullo +8 more
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Identification and prevention of refeeding syndrome in pediatric intensive care [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo“Refeeding syndrome” is described in the literature as a range of metabolic and electrolyte disorders that result from starting nutritional rehabilitation in malnourished patients.
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Refeeding syndrome in small ruminants receiving parenteral nutrition
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2020 Background Small ruminants presented to tertiary care facilities commonly suffer from severe protein‐calorie malnutrition. Some of these patients require parenteral nutrition (PN; amino acids and dextrose with or without lipids) during hospitalization ...
Daniela Luethy +2 more
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Refeeding Hypophosphatemia in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2013 The rate of adolescents presenting with anorexia nervosa (AN) is increasing. Medically unstable adolescents are admitted to the hospital for nutrition restoration. A lack of global consensus on appropriate refeeding practices of malnourished patients has
Nicholls, D, O'Connor, G
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