Abstract Purpose of Review Albumin plays a critical role in a wide range of disease
processes; however, the role of albumin in pediatric patients has not been well described …

Failure to thrive is common in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and its variants
and those with poor growth may be at risk for worse surgical and neurodevelopmental …

OBJECTIVE: Poor growth has been described in infants with a single ventricle; however,
little is known regarding its effect on surgical outcomes. We sought to assess the effect of …

Objectives: Serum albumin is a strong biomarker of disease severity and prognosis in adult
patients. In contrast, its value as predictor of outcome in critically ill children has not been …

Energy imbalance in infants and children with congenital heart disease (CHD) is common
and influenced by age, underlying cardiac diagnoses, and presence or absence of …

Aims and Objectives: Malnutrition is common in children with congenital heart disease and
may contribute to adverse outcomes. This study evaluates the impact of pre-operative …

OBJECTIVE: The study goal was to evaluate interstage growth variation among sites
participating in the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative registry …

Infants and children are susceptible to the profound metabolic effects of critical illness. In
addition, preexisting malnutrition and obesity have adverse consequences during the …

This article includes a review of protein needs in children during health and illness, as well
as a detailed discussion of protein metabolism, including nitrogen balance during critical …

Background & aims Malnutrition can significantly affect clinical outcomes in critically ill
children. In view of the limitations of anthropometry, nutrition-related serum biomarkers have …