Serum selenium level among critically ill child in Aswan university hospital .
Mohamed, M., Aly, H., Ismail, A., Rashed, M. (2022). Serum selenium level among critically ill child in Aswan university hospital .. EKB Journal Management System, 2(2), 34-43. doi: 10.21608/aumj.2022.139456.1008
Maha Abdelzaher Mohamed; Hanan Mohammed Aly; Asmaa Mohammed Ismail; Mohamed Nageeb Rashed. "Serum selenium level among critically ill child in Aswan university hospital .". EKB Journal Management System, 2, 2, 2022, 34-43. doi: 10.21608/aumj.2022.139456.1008
Mohamed, M., Aly, H., Ismail, A., Rashed, M. (2022). 'Serum selenium level among critically ill child in Aswan university hospital .', EKB Journal Management System, 2(2), pp. 34-43. doi: 10.21608/aumj.2022.139456.1008
Mohamed, M., Aly, H., Ismail, A., Rashed, M. Serum selenium level among critically ill child in Aswan university hospital .. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 2(2): 34-43. doi: 10.21608/aumj.2022.139456.1008

Serum selenium level among critically ill child in Aswan university hospital .

Aswan University Medical Journal
Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2022, Page 34-43  XML PDF (892.5 K)
Document Type: Systematic review or meta-analysis
DOI: 10.21608/aumj.2022.139456.1008
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Authors
Maha Abdelzaher Mohamed email 1; Hanan Mohammed Aly2; Asmaa Mohammed Ismail3; Mohamed Nageeb Rashed4
1Pediatric department faculty of medicine Aswan university Egypt
2Pediatric department, faculty of medicine, Aswan university
3Pediatric department, faculty of medicine, Aswan university, Egypt
4Chemistry department, faculty of science,Aswan university
Abstract
Background:Selenium plays important role in the protection against lipid peroxidation, mediating inflammatory response. This study aimed to assess the effects of changes in plasma selenium on critically ill children
Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 40 critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit in Aswan university hospital. All children were subjected to full history taking, clinical examination, and laboratory investigations: (CBC, CRP, Blood culture, and plasma selenium, estimated on 5 days after admission.
Results: median age were 27 months, 55 % of cases were males. 15 % had a history of pre-natal complication, 17.5% had a history of post-natal complication and 20% were developmentally delayed. 30 % of cases had respiratory disorders, 20% had gastrointestinal disorders, and 15% had neurological disorders. 15 % of cases positive for Streptococcus pneumoniae, 5% positive for Staph aureus, 2.5 % positive for E. Coli and, 2.5 % positive for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. 30 % had pneumonic patches in chest X-ray. Median of selenium level was 0.52 μmol/L with range between 0.13 and 1.50. low selenium level was more among children with post-natal complication, p value =0.031
Conclusion: low plasma selenium among critical ill children admitted to intensive care unit.
Keywords
: selenium; critical ill; children; intensive care
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