Nutritional health in critically ill children
This study looks at the nutrition of very sick children in the intensive care unit to understand how it affects their recovery. It may help doctors provide better nutrition care for children like yours.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 1 month old and 16 years old.
- Your child is currently in the pediatric intensive care unit.
- This is your child's first time being admitted to the intensive care unit for this illness.
- Your child has been in the intensive care unit for at least 48 hours.
- Your child is not on a special diet for seizures (ketogenic diet) or has a confirmed metabolic disease.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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