A Personalized Approach to Determining the Caloric Needs of Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome Treated with Growth Hormone.

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is the most frequent cause of genetic obesity. Early reports indicate that children with PWS require 20-40% fewer calories than healthy children to maintain adequate growth. Growth hormone treatment for children with PWS, approved in 2000, affects the body composition and probably affects energy requirements.

[Pulsimetry].

Pulsimetry is a non-invasive technique to monitor the saturation of oxygen in the hemoglobin of blood in arteries. Initially. This was used by anesthesiologists to control oxygen levels in patients undergoing general anesthesia and in the care of critically ill patients.