Will the Use of Anthropometric Measurements Solely to Assess Nutritional Status in PICU Suffice?

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¹ Division of Nutrition of Instituto da Criança/Hospital das Clinicas of the Faculty of Medicine- University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Instituto da Criança/Hospital das Clinicas of the Faculty of Medicine- University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine/Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Instituto da Criança/Hospital das Clinicas of the Faculty of Medicine-University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Patrícia Zamberlan et al. Crit Care Med. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;44(11):e1152-e1153.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001969.

¹ Division of Nutrition of Instituto da Criança/Hospital das Clinicas of the Faculty of Medicine- University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Instituto da Criança/Hospital das Clinicas of the Faculty of Medicine- University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine/Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Instituto da Criança/Hospital das Clinicas of the Faculty of Medicine-University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Nutritional Status Based on Body Mass Index Is Associated With Morbidity and Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Children in the PICU.
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