The nutritional status of children with chronic complex conditions

The research by Andrades et al. on the nutritional status of critically ill pediatric patients with chronic complex conditions (CCC) [ [1] Rupp Hanzen Andrades G. Abud Drumond Costa C. Crestani F. Tedesco Tonial C. Fiori H. Santos I.S. et al. Association of nutritional status with clinical outcomes of critically ill pediatric patients with complex chronic conditions. Clin Nutr. 2022; 41: 2786-2791https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2022.10.019 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (1) Google Scholar ] is welcome, as there is little data on children in the literature [ [2] Hecht C. Weber M. Grote V. Daskalou E. Dell’Era L. Flynn D. et al. Disease associated malnutrition correlates with length of hospital stay in children. Clin Nutr. 2015; 34: 53-59https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2014.01.003 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (150) Google Scholar ]. The authors concluded that these children were more likely to be underweight and overweight than those without CCC and that being underweight was associated with a prolonged length of stay (LOS). In addition to the appealing results, a careful reading of this article raises some interesting questions.