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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1258725

Risk factors of malnutrition in children with congenital heart disease: a meta-analysis

Provisionally accepted
Chen Zhang Chen Zhang Banghong Xu Banghong Xu Cuiying Zhu Cuiying Zhu Kai Pu Kai Pu *Lanzheng Bian Lanzheng Bian
  • Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

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    Background: The associated factors of malnutrition in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) must be evaluated to provide evidence for the treatment and care of such children. Methods: Two investigators searched the PubMed database until 25 June 2023 for literature about the associated factors of malnutrition in children with CHD. A meta-analysis of associated factors of malnutrition was performed by RevMan 5.3 software. Results: Thirteen studies involving 8031 children with CHD were included. Pulmonary hypertension (OR=3.81, 95% CI: 2.46–4.12), low birth weight (OR=2.69, 95% CI: 1.25–5.77) and parents’ height (OR=2.15, 95% CI: 1.89–2.92) were the associated factors of growth retardation (all P<0.05). Pulmonary hypertension (OR=3.77, 95% CI: 3.13–4.24), low birth weight (OR=3.04, 95% CI: 2.61–4.18) and pneumonia (OR=2.35, 95% CI: 2.08–2.83) were the associated factors of low body weight of children with CHD (all P<0.05). Conclusions: Medical staff should fully understand the risk factors, strengthen nutritional support and enhance nursing care for children with CHD to reduce malnutrition.

    Keywords: Malnutrition, Children, congenital heart disease, care, Paediatric, Management

    Received: 26 Jul 2023; Accepted: 08 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhang, Xu, Zhu, Pu and Bian. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Kai Pu, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

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