A5000752857- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
1995-2024
Food and Nutrition Service
1995
Abstract BACKGROUND: The effect of body mass index (BMI) on the treatment outcomes children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is unclear and needs further evaluation. METHODS: Children AML (n = 314) who were enrolled in 4 consecutive St. Jude protocols grouped according to BMI (underweight, <5th percentile; healthy weight, 5th 85th overweight/obese, ≥85th percentile). RESULTS: Twenty‐five patients (8%) underweight, 86 (27.4%) 203 (64.6%) had weight. 5‐year overall survival rate...
The Metabolic and Infusion Support Service (MISS) at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was established in 1988 to improve the quality of nutritional support given children undergoing therapy for cancer. This multidisciplinary group, representing each clinical services within hospital, provides a range all patients requiring full enteral or parenteral support. In 1991, MISS developed an algorithm which emphasized demand compelling rationale choosing over with functional gastrointestinal...
The negative health consequences of malnutrition in the pediatric oncology patient are well known. purpose this study was to determine usefulness body mass index (BMI) for age as a tool prospectively identify cancer patients at risk and BMI percentile that would be required at-risk patients.This conducted by retrospective chart review 1839 newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Those falling below 10(th) on any one category height (HFA), weight...
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has been associated with numerous negative side effects, which include prolonged anorexia. Historically, parenteral nutrition the method of choice for support. The possibility that enteral feedings may be a practical form therapy those BMT patients who have anorexia and adequate gastrointestinal function was investigated. RR, 10-year-old male, diagnosed acute lymphocytic leukemia in March 1989. patient received bone transplant July 1992 from human leukocyte...
Optimal nutrition in pediatric oncology can influence cancer-related outcomes. To establish an understanding of practice and perceptions best practice, we queried providers practicing care centers high-income countries.
Abstract Background : Evaluation of energy requirements is an important part the nutrition assessment pediatric oncology patients. Adequate provision in this population extreme importance because prevalence malnutrition and its effect on growth, development, quality life, morbidity, mortality. Numerous methods are used clinical practice for estimating resting expenditures (REE), specifically indirect calorimetry predictive equations. A relatively new instrument to assess REE hand‐held...
Bone marrow transplantation is an accepted modality of treatment for many diseases. There are several posttransplant nutrition‐related complications that have a direct impact on energy expenditure. The literature unclear how to calculate expenditure accurately these patients. following case presentations highlight the variation in occurs when two equations used. Based findings, it recommended be measured via indirect calorimetry.
Obesity and metabolic syndrome are now recognized as significant health concerns for survivors of pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) consequences their treatment. The majority weight gain occurs during the induction phase therapy (first 28 days), when patients receive various chemotherapies in addition to high dose glucocorticoids. Physiological levels glucocorticoids required control, but chronic exposure elevated doses has been linked disease including type 2 diabetes obesity....
Purpose: To describe the occurrence and type of complications in two low‐profile enteral feeding devices (LPFD) at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH). Methods: The medical records 36 patients who received gastric feedings via Bard® or MIC‐KEY® between 1994 1997 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Patients began tube a median age 12.1 years (range, 1 month to 18.7 years). Twenty‐four nutritional risk time gastrostomy (GT) placement. Although 29 GTs originally, 11 eventually...