Table 1 Physicians’ answers to key nutrition survey questions (n = 38)
Questions | N (%) |
|---|---|
Do you have inside your PICU a physician dedicated to nutrition support? | |
Yes | 16 (42) |
Do you have a dedicated dietician involved in your PICU? | |
Yes | 22 (58) |
Do you have local written nutrition guidelines? | |
Yes | 20 (53) |
How would you assess physicians’ knowledge about nutrition support? N = 37 | |
Poor | 19 (50) |
Satisfactory | 18 (47) |
Do you use indirect calorimetry routinely? N = 37 | |
Yes | 6 (16) |
How do you set energy goals in critically ill children? | |
Schofield equations | 4 (11) |
French National recommended dietary allowance | 27 (71) |
Others equations | 3 (8) |
I don’t know | 4 (10) |
How frequently are children weighed at PICU admission? N = 37 | |
All the time | 27 (73) |
Sometimes | 10 (27) |
How frequently is length measured in children (under 1 m)? | |
All the time | 8 (21) |
Sometimes | 25 (66) |
Never | 5 (13) |
How frequently is Length/Height measured in children (above 1 m)? | |
All the time | 4 (11) |
Sometimes | 21 (55) |
Never | 13 (34) |
When is enteral nutrition usually started? (h) | |
< 24 | 21 (55) |
24–48 | 14 (37) |
After 48 | 3 (8) |
When is parenteral nutrition started if enteral/oral nutrition does not fulfill nutrition goals? | |
Day 1 (early) | 16 (42) |
Day 2–4 (early) | 18 (47) |
Day 5–8 (late) | 2 (6) |
Day 8 (late) | 2 (5) |