Development and Validation of a Pediatric Hospital-Acquired Malnutrition (PHaM) Risk Score to Predict Nutritional Deterioration in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Secondary Analysis Based on a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.

(1) Background: Hospital-acquired malnutrition in pediatric patients leads to adverse outcomes. This study aimed to develop and validate a pediatric hospital-acquired malnutrition (PHaM) risk score to predict nutritional deterioration. (2) Methods: This was a derivative retrospective cohort study for developing a PHaM risk score.

Measurement of body composition by deuterium oxide dilution technique and development of a predictive equation for body fat mass among severe neurologically impaired children.

Introduction: Neurologically impaired (NI) children are at risk of malnutrition, which consequently impacts their health and quality of life. Accurate nutrition assessment is an important step in guiding appropriate nutrition support. Conventional anthropometric measurements among NI children have some limitations.

Epidemiological data on nutritional disorders and outcomes in hospitalized Thai children: an analysis of data from the National Health Database 2015-2019.

Objectives: Malnutrition in hospitalized patients is a frequently overlooked health issue. We aimed to assess the prevalence and pattern of nutritional disorders in hospitalized Thai children from the National Health Database.

Methods: Hospitalized children aged 1 month to 18 years diagnosed with nutritional disorders between 2015 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed using the National Health Security Office data.

Growth charts for Thai children with Prader-Willi syndrome aged 0-18 years.

Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a multisystem genetic disorder, which has a typical eating behavior and growth pattern. In the infancy period, children with PWS have low body weight followed by hyperphagia in later childhood. Disease-specific growth charts have been recommended for monitoring PWS patients.