The impact of malnutrition on outocomes of multisystem inflammatory syndrom due to COVID-19 in children

Rationale: Malnutrition increases the complications and mortality in critically-ill children. Gastrointestinal involvement of Covid-19 may mimic acute abdomen and complicated with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). The nutritional status at admission and its effect on outcome of children with MIS-C has not been evaluated. A retrospective study was performed to define the role malnutrition on outcomes of MIS-C.

Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - December 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: T. Soyer, K. Ayka ç, G. Özer, Y. Özsürekçi, H.N. Özcan, K. Yorgancı, O. Abbasoğlu Source Type: research