JULY 20, 2020

Toward Better Nutrition Care of Critically Ill Children

Assessing, prescribing and delivering nutrition to critically ill children is crucial for optimizing outcomes. It also remains a significant challenge, as presenters detailed during a session at the ASPEN20 Virtual Conference.

“Younger patients are the most susceptible population in terms of malnourishment,” Ann-Marie Brown, PhD, an assistant clinical professor at Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, in Atlanta, and a session presenter, said. Indeed, growing