Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Identifier

146

Date

2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Clinical Nutrition

Committee Chair

Ruth Williams

Committee Member

Randal Buddington

Committee Member

Terezie Mosby

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate if pediatric bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients receive the prescribed dose of nutrition support (NS).Design: Data was obtained from electronic and paper charts at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Amount of NS received was compared to the amount prescribed. Subjects: Data was collected on 32 patients, for a total of 63 incidences of hospital stays in which nutrition support was administered.Results: Mean percentage of nutrition prescription met and percentage of total estimated energy needs met were 69% and 72%, respectively. Allogenic BMT patients received significantly more of their nutrition prescription (92%) compared to autologous BMT patients (54%), (P<0.01). Malnourished patients were more likely to receive the full dose of nutrition support than patients who were considered nourished or obese.Conclusion: This study found that patients who are most in need of nutrition support were more likely to receive the full dose.

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Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to the local University of Memphis Electronic Theses & dissertation (ETD) Repository.

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