Objective: To determine the energy requirements in mechanically ventilated pediatric patients
using indirect calorimetry and to compare the results with the predicted metabolic rate. …

Objective: To evaluate a stepwise nurse-driven glucose control protocol for the treatment of
hyperglycemia in critically ill pediatric patients. Setting: Academic pediatric intensive care unit…

The objective of the study was to determine the value of indirect calorimetry and nitrogen
balance (N balance) in order to evaluate the current feeding protocols of mechanically …

Freezing velocity was studied experimentally as well as theoretically in relation to sample
size and location within the sample. Crystal sizes in a freeze-etch replica displaying the …

This study aimed to evaluate the time course of perioperative blood glucose levels of children
undergoing cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease in relation to endogenous stress …

Introduction The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of hyperglycemia
and insulin response in critically ill children with meningococcal disease in the intensive care …

Pediatric Early Warning Scores were developed to monitor clinical deterioration of children
admitted to the hospital. Pediatric Early Warning Scores could also be useful in the …

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of joint hypermobility in non-pregnant nulliparous
women and the influences of age and Quetelet-index in a rural, female population in Tanzania…

Objectives: Overfeeding during critical illness is associated with adverse effects such as
metabolic disturbances and increased risk of infection. Because of the lack of sound studies with …

Although disease-associated undernutrition is still an important problem in hospitalized
children that is often underrecognized, follow-up studies evaluating post-discharge nutritional …