Pediatric News
Mito Action celebrates Feeding Tube Awareness Week
As posted in the Forum:
Mito Action, an advocacy group focused on improving the quality of life for people living with mitochondrial disease is celebrating Feeding tube awareness week.
They have a great book geared to children about g-tube feeding called "When Jeremy Jones' Stomach Stopped Working". to get a copy, email support@mitoaction.org
Check out their site at: http://www.mitoaction.org/
Aggressive nutrition support and earlier surgical repair improve weight gain in infants with congenital heart disease
Williams RV, Zak V, Ravishankar C,et al. Factors affecting growth in infants with single ventricle physiology: a report from the Pediatric Heart Network Infant Single Ventricle Trial.
J Pediatr. 2011 Dec;159(6):1017-22.e2.
Pediatric Nutrition Support
Venick RS, Wozniak LJ,et al. Long-term nutrition and predictors of growth and weight gain following pediatric intestinal transplantation. Transplantation. 2011 Nov 15;92(9):1058-62.
Verbruggen SC, Coss-Bu J, et al. Current recommended parenteral protein intakes do not support protein synthesis in critically ill septic, insulin-resistant adolescents with tight glucose control. Crit Care Med. 2011 Nov;39(11):2518-25.
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