The association between nutritional status measured by body mass index and outcomes in the pediatric intensive care unit

• Main Authors: Zahra Pournasiri (Author), Mahsa Bakhtiary (Author), Ali Nikparast (Author), Seyedeh Masumeh Hashemi (Author), Seyyedeh Narjes Ahmadizadeh (Author), Azita Behzad (Author), Golaleh Asghari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim/IntroductionThe relationship between nutritional status upon admission to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and clinical outcomes remains unclear. We examined the relationship between nutrition status, as indicated by body mass index-for-age (BMI-for-age), and clinical outcomes in the PICU....