Incidence of Refeeding Syndrome in Pediatric Inpatients at the US-Mexico Border

CONCLUSIONS: Among hospitalized adolescents admitted to El Paso Children's Hospital, 19% developed refeeding syndrome. This incidence was higher in our population than had been previously reported. Further research is needed to better establish a protocol for the treatment of patients with eating disorders.PMID:34075427 | DOI:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001259

Source: Southern Medical Journal - June 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Victoria Gonzales Carlos Lodeiro Amanda Macias Denease Francis Fatima Gutierrez Indu Pathak Source Type: research