Home enteral nutrition in children: an 11-year experience with 416 patients. Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) [Clin Nutr] Journal article | | Title | Home enteral nutrition in children: an 11-year experience with 416 patients. | | Author(s) | Daveluy W, Guimber D, Mention K, Lescut D, Michaud L, Turck D, Gottrand F | | Institution | Unité de Gastroentérologie, Hépatologie et Nutrition, Clinique de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Lille, France. walterd@netcourrier.com | | Source | Clin Nutr 2005 Feb; 24(1):48-54. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Age Distribution
Child
Child Nutrition
Child, Preschool
Chronic Disease
Enteral Nutrition
Female
Gastrostomy
Home Care Services
Humans
Infant
Intubation, Gastrointestinal
Male
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
| | Abstract | BACKGROUND & AIMS: We report our experience of paediatric home enteral nutrition, as there is little detailed evidence published.
METHODS: All patients younger than 18 years commencing treatment between January 1990 and December 2000 were included in this retrospective study.
RESULTS: The study covered 416 children and adolescents, corresponding to a total of 243,844 days of home enteral nutrition (HEN). The mean (+/-SD) age of patients commencing treatment was 5.4+/-5.3 years (range 0.1-17.8). Indications were digestive disorders in 35% of patients, neurological and muscular disorders in 35%, malignancy in 11%, failure to thrive in 8%, and miscellaneous ailments in 9%. Enteral feeding comprised commercially available paediatric industrial diets in 36%, adult-type diet in 35% and infant formulas in 29%. Children received enteral feeding by nasogastric tube (53%), or gastrostomy (41%). A mechanical pump was used in 98% of the patients. The mean duration of treatment was 595+/-719 days.
CONCLUSIONS: HEN can be used while treating a large group of chronic diseases of children. It can be started very early in life and is often prolonged over several years. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 15681101 |
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