Nutritional status of children with congenital heart disease

Authors

  • Flávia Paula Magalhães Monteiro Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Thelma Leite de Araujo Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Daniel Bruno Resende Chaves Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Beatriz Amorim Beltrão Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Alice Gabrielle de Sousa Costa Universidade Federal do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000600003

Keywords:

Child, Heart Defects, Nutritional Status, Nursing

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to characterize nutritional status and variables that predict nutritional changes in children with congenital heart disease. METHOD: a cross-sectional study undertaken in two health institutions between January and June 2009, using a questionnaire with questions about nutrition, applied to 132 children under two years of age who had congenital heart disease. Children who had additional serious illnesses were excluded. RESULT: the predominant percentile values and Z scores were concentrated within the range of normal levels. The Z scores, however, presented negative variations with a deviation to the left. In the analysis of predictive factors, the occurrence of immediate and acute malnutrition was related to a decrease in skinfold thickness (decrease in subscapular skinfold thickness, while immediate malnutrition was related to a high Apgar score. Chronic malnutrition was related to female children with higher ages. CONCLUSION: it is evidenced that it is necessary to carry out nutritional strategies which improve prognosis, so as to widen the nursing care directed at these children.

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Published

2012-12-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 6 (2012)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Nutritional status of children with congenital heart disease . (2012). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 20(6), 1024-1032. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000600003