Pediatric Gastroenterology and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, 98123 Messina, Italy.
Nutrients. 2018 May 28;10(6):684. doi: 10.3390/nu10060684.
Malnutrition is frequent in neurologically impaired (NI) children. Enteral feeding via gastrostomy tube is increasingly being used to provide adequate nutrition. Our aim was to assess the outcomes of exclusive gastrostomy tube feeding with standard polymeric formula in children with NI, severe oro-motor dysfunction, and malnutrition, and to investigate the role of the underlying NI-associated disease. A five-year retrospective study from January 2013 to November 2017 was conducted. The primary aim was to assess the nutritional outcomes of exclusive gastrostomy tube feeding with standard polymeric formula in malnourished NI children. The secondary aim was to investigate gastrostomy complications and the impact of the underlying NI-associated disease on the nutritional outcomes. We enrolled 110 consecutive children with NI. Of these patients, 34.5% ( = 38) were categorized as malnourished and started exclusive enteral feeding with a standard (1.0 kcal/mL) polymeric formula (Nutrini, Nutricia) after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement. Seventy-three percent of patients ( = 28) had cerebral palsy (CP); other diagnoses included metabolic (13%, = 5) and genetic (13%, = 5) diseases. Tricep skinfold thickness had significantly improved in all patients at 12-months follow-up, while body weight and body mass index showed significant increases mainly in children with CP. No serious complications occurred. We found that standard polymeric formula via gastrostomy tube represents a safe and efficient nutritional intervention in children with NI and malnutrition.
营养不良在神经受损(NI)儿童中很常见。通过胃造口管进行肠内喂养越来越多地被用于提供足够的营养。我们的目的是评估严重口腔运动功能障碍和营养不良的 NI 儿童经胃造口管给予标准聚合配方进行肠内喂养的结果,并探讨潜在的与 NI 相关疾病的作用。进行了一项回顾性研究,时间为 2013 年 1 月至 2017 年 11 月,为期 5 年。主要目的是评估标准聚合配方经胃造口管喂养在营养不良的 NI 儿童中的营养结果。次要目的是调查胃造口并发症以及潜在的与 NI 相关疾病对营养结果的影响。我们纳入了 110 例连续的 NI 患儿。这些患者中,34.5%(=38)被归类为营养不良,并在经皮内镜胃造口术(PEG)放置后开始经胃管给予标准(1.0 千卡/毫升)聚合配方(Nutrini,Nutricia)进行肠内喂养。73%的患者(=28)患有脑瘫(CP);其他诊断包括代谢(13%,=5)和遗传(13%,=5)疾病。在 12 个月随访时,所有患者的三头肌皮褶厚度均显著改善,而体重和体重指数的增加主要发生在 CP 患儿中。没有发生严重并发症。我们发现,胃造口管给予标准聚合配方是一种安全有效的营养干预措施,适用于患有 NI 和营养不良的儿童。