Cardiac function and fluid resuscitation in severe acute malnutrition and paediatric critical illness

A review of the literature

The lecture duration is 32min.

0.75 CPD Points, 0.75 CEUs, 0.75 CME credits approval pending.
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Nchafatso Obonyo
Research Fellow at the Critical Care Research Group, Brisbane, Australia
Lecture Summary

Malnutrition is a major global health problem. Childhood malnutrition increases the risk of morbidity & mortality and has been shown to underlie almost half of the total number of deaths in children less than 5-years. In this lecture, we will review cardiac function and fluid resuscitation in critical illness states among severely malnourished children.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors & PICU Doctors
Experienced or advanced Critical Care Nurses or PICU Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Understand the classification and phenotypes of malnutrition in children
  • Understand the effects of severe acute malnutrition on cardiac function in children
  • Appreciate the challenges of managing critical illness (shock) in severely malnourished children
  • Appraise the current research and evidence on cardiac function and volume expansion therapy for critical illness (shock) in severely malnourished children

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