Nutritional Status and Clinical Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Receiving Home Enteral Nutrition Program: Preliminary Report

Authors

  • Oraporn Dumrongwongsiri Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Purisa Wecharak Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Suthida Chatvuttinun Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Phanphen Phoonlabdacha Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Umaporn Suthutvoravut Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Nalinee Chonviriyaphan Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords:

Home enteral nutrition, Nutritional ststus, Feeding complication

Abstract

Background: An appropriate nutritional management is necessary for patients who need enteral nutrition via tube feeding with regard to nutritional status and complications.

Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status and clinical outcomes of pediatric patients receiving the home enteral nutrition program of the Center for Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (HOPE)

Methods: Data from medical records and the HOPE nutrition record forms was collected and analyzed in this preliminary study. The median age of patients when starting to receive this home enteral nutrition program was 2 years old (range from 0.75 to 17 years old). The proportion of patients with underweight, stunting and wasting at entry and after being under care of Center for HOPE were 53.4% vs 33.3%, 63.3% vs 57.1%, and 33.3% vs 15%, respectively. Feeding-related complications were found in 25% of patients (11/43). Eighteen percent of patients was able to wean off enteral nutrition via tube feeding.

Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that the home enteral nutrition program of the Center for HOPE helps patients to improve their nutritional status and one-fifth of patients can wean off enteral nutrition.

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Dumrongwongsiri O, Wecharak P, Chatvuttinun S, Phoonlabdacha P, Suthutvoravut U, Chonviriyaphan N. Nutritional Status and Clinical Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Receiving Home Enteral Nutrition Program: Preliminary Report. Rama Med J [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];37(3):145-52. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ramajournal/article/view/98012

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