Malnutrition May Worsen the Prognosis of Critically Ill Children With Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia

Abstract

Compared with the well nourished, malnourished patients with hyperglycemia are at a greater risk of mortality, independent of clinical severity. Hypoglycemia was shown to be associated with mortality, longer length of ICU stay, and fewer ventilator-free days only in malnourished patients.