A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: nutrition support of neonatal patients at risk for metabolic bone disease.

A.S.P.E.N. Clinical guidelines: nutrition support of neonates supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) utilizes a modified heart-lung machine with a membrane oxygenator in the setting of profound cardiorespiratory failure. ECMO has been used successfully in pediatric and adult applications, though the most frequent indication is neonatal respiratory failure in conditions such as persistent pulmonary hypertension, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, congeni...

A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: nutrition support of neonatal patients at risk for necrotizing enterocolitis.

BACKGROUND Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most devastating diseases in the neonatal population, with extremely low birth weight and extremely preterm infants at greatest risk. METHOD A systematic review of the best available evidence to answer a series of questions regarding nutrition support of neonates at risk of NEC was undertaken and evaluated using concepts adopted from th...

Metabolic Bone Disease in Very Low-Birth-Weight Neonates

Background: Metabolic bone diseases (MBD), including rickets and osteopenia, are important neonatal complications among preterm infants. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of MBD in neonates with very low birth weight (VLBW). Methods: This prospective study was conducted on VLBW infants from January 2012 to July 2013. Inclusion criteria were birth weight of ≤1500 g a...

A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: nutrition support of hospitalized pediatric patients with obesity.

A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: Nutrition screening, assessment, and intervention in adults.

N utrition screening, assessment, and intervention in patients with malnutrition are key components of nutrition care (Figure 1). Nutrition screening has been defined by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) as " a process to identify an individual who is malnourished or who is at risk for malnutrition to determine if a detailed nutrition assessment is indicated...