Nutritional Status of Critically Ill Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Units at Sohag University Hospitals

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age1-16
SponsorSohag University

About this trial

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate nutritional status of critically ill patients admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) at Sohag University Hospital and its correlation with their outcome as regarding to need for mechanical ventilation, acquired infection, metabolic complications, and mortality.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

All critically ill children who admitted in PICUs at Sohag University Hospital with age range from 1 month up to 16 years old.

Disqualifiers

Patient with recurrent admissions to the PICU during the specified study period, only the first admission will be included.

Patient with PICU stay less than 48 hours.

Patients referred with nutritional regimen or metabolic disease e.g. patients on ketogenic diet and patients with inborn errors of metabolism.

Trial population

critically ill children who admitted in PICUs at Sohag University Hospital

Trial design

Design model

Case-only

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

need for mechanical ventilation

Time frame
one week following PICU admission
2

acquired infection

Time frame
one week following PICU admission
3

mortality

Time frame
one week following PICU admission

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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