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Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Bartels, Rosalie H; Bourdon, Céline; Potani, Isabel; Mhango, Brian; van den Brink, Deborah A; Mponda, John S; Muller Kobold, Anneke C; Bandsma, Robert H; Boele van Hensbroek, Michael; Voskuijl, Wieger P.
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  • Bartels RH; Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi. Electronic address: r.h.bartels@amc.uva.nl.
  • Bourdon C; Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
  • Potani I; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
  • Mhango B; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
  • van den Brink DA; Department of Pediatrics, Center for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
  • Mponda JS; Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
  • Muller Kobold AC; Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
  • Bandsma RH; Department of Pediatrics, Center for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
  • Boele van Hensbroek M; Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Voskuijl WP; Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
J Pediatr ; 190: 85-92.e2, 2017 11.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28912050
OBJECTIVE: To assess the benefits of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) in children with complicated severe acute malnutrition. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a randomized, controlled trial in 90 children aged 6-60 months with complicated severe acute malnutrition at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi. All children received standard care; the intervention group also received PERT for 28 days. RESULTS: Children treated with PERT for 28 days did not gain more weight than controls (13.7 ± 9.0% in controls vs 15.3 ± 11.3% in PERT; P = .56). Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency was present in 83.1% of patients on admission and fecal elastase-1 levels increased during hospitalization mostly seen in children with nonedematous severe acute malnutrition (P <.01). Although the study was not powered to detect differences in mortality, mortality was significantly lower in the intervention group treated with pancreatic enzymes (18.6% vs 37.8%; P < .05). Children who died had low fecal fatty acid split ratios at admission. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency was not improved by PERT, but children receiving PERT were more likely to be discharged with every passing day (P = .02) compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS: PERT does not improve weight gain in severely malnourished children but does increase the rate of hospital discharge. Mortality was lower in patients on PERT, a finding that needs to be investigated in a larger cohort with stratification for edematous and nonedematous malnutrition. Mortality in severe acute malnutrition is associated with markers of poor digestive function. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN.com: 57423639.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Insuficiência Pancreática Exócrina / Terapia de Reposição de Enzimas / Desnutrição Aguda Grave Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: J Pediatr Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Insuficiência Pancreática Exócrina / Terapia de Reposição de Enzimas / Desnutrição Aguda Grave Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: J Pediatr Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos