Pediatric critical care nutrition / [edited by] Praveen S. Goday, Nilesh M. Mehta.

Other author Goday, Praveen S., editor.
Other author Mehta, Nilesh M., editor.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : McGraw-Hill Education Medical, [2015]
Descriptionxiii, 321 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Pediatric intensive care.
Children--Nutrition.
Child.
Infant.
Nutritional Support.
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Critical Care.
Critical Illness.

Contents The acute metabolic response to injury in children -- Nutritional assessment of the critically ill child -- Energy and macronutrient requirements in the critically ill child -- Micronutrient requirements in the critically ill child -- Fluid-electrolyte and acid base requirements -- Drug -- nutrient interactions -- Parenteral versus enteral nutrition -- Enteral nutrition in the critically ill child -- Guidelines and algorithms for feeding the critically ill child -- Neonate -- Trauma including traumatic brain injury -- Burns and wound healing -- Solid-organ transplantation -- Renal failure -- Pulmonary failure -- Gastrointestinal issues including hepatic failure and acute pancreatitis -- Nutrition for the postoperative cardiothoracic patient -- Nutrition support of the pediatric surgical ICU patient -- Immunonutrition -- Cancer and immunodeficiency -- Care of the obese child in the PICU -- Nutrition in resource-limited settings -- Nursing considerations in the provision of nutrition support to the critically ill child -- Case studies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014027203
ISBN9780071798525 alk. paper
ISBN0071798528 alk. paper

Availability

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Laupus Books - Stacks WS 115 P371 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold