The effect of high fat dietary modification and nutritional status on the outcome of critically ill ventilated children: single-center study

• Main Authors: Nehal Mohamed El Koofy (Author), Hanaa Ibrahim Rady (Author), Shrouk Moataz Abdallah (Author), Hafez Mahmoud Bazaraa (Author), Walaa Ahmed Rabie (Author), Ahmed Ali El-Ayadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Ventilator dependency constitutes a major problem in the intensive care setting. Malnutrition is considered a major determinant of extubation failure, however, attention has been attracted to modulating carbon dioxide production through decreasing carbohydrate loading and increasing the p...