Pattern of Nutritional Status in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: In Sharkia governorate | ||||
Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||||
Article 5, Volume 28, Issue 3, May 2022, Page 425-430 PDF (293.95 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2019.15609.1393 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Asmaa Altohamy Abdel-Raoof 1; Amr Megahed Abou El-Naga2; Beshir Abdallah Hasan3; Hanan samer ahmed4 | ||||
1Pediatric ICU General hospital zagazig sharkia | ||||
2Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Department of Pediatrics, Sharkia Egypt | ||||
32 Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Department of Pediatrics, Sharkia Egypt | ||||
4Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Department of Clinical Pathology, Sharkia Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Objective: To asses pattern of mal nutrition incases with congenital heart disease, it's relation with insulin like growth factor 1(I.G.F.-1.) Methods: The current study is a case-control study that was performed at pediatric cardiology unit of pediatric department at Zagazig university hospital in Sharkia Governorate. This study was conducted on 80cases and cases. Results: Sample size was calculated to be 80 divided into 40 in each group. Assuming that wasting percent as regard pattern of malnutrition incases with congenital heart disease was 10%, 39% respectively. Sample size was calculated using EPI Info program with confidence level 95%, power 80%. Conclusion: Our study further pinpoint that malnutrition is very common incases with congenital heart disease than healthy cases. Malnutrition in C.H.D. predicted by the presence of low hemoglobin level, low arterial oxygen saturation, total iron, ferritin level, total protein level ,I.G.F.I Key words; Congenital Heart Disease, Computed tomography, Growth hormone, Heart failure, Pulmonary stenosis | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Congenital heart disease; Computed tomography; Growth hormone; Heart failure; Pulmonary stenosis | ||||
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