Increased Protein-Energy Intake Promotes Anabolism in Critically Ill
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ADC Online First, published on June 14, 2011 as 10.1136/adc.2010.185637 Original article Arch Dis Child: first published as 10.1136/adc.2010.185637 on 14 June 2011. Downloaded from I n c r e a s e d p r o t e i n - e n e r g y i n t a k e p r o m o t e s a n a b o l i s m in critically ill infants with viral bronchiolitis: a double-blind randomised controlled trial C a r l i j n T d e B e t u e , 1,3 D i c k A v a n W a a r d e n b u r g ,1,2 N i c o l a a s E D e u t z , 4,5 Hans M van Eijk, 4 Johannes B van Goudoever,6,7,8 Y v e t t e C L u i k i n g ,3,4 L u c J Z i m m e r m a n n , 2 K o e n F J o o s t e n 8 ▶ Appendices 1–4 are available A B S T R A C T online only. To view these fi les O b j e c t i v e The preservation of nutritional status and What is already known on this topic please visit the journal online (http://adc.bmjgroup.com) growth is an important aim in critically ill infants, but diffi cult to achieve due to the metabolic stress response ▶ 1 Critical illness in children is associated with Department of Paediatrics, and inadequate nutritional intake, leading to negative Maastricht University increased protein breakdown, negative protein Medical Center, Maastricht, protein balance. This study investigated whether balance and adverse clinical outcome. The Netherlands increasing protein and energy intakes can promote ▶ Inadequate nutritional support further leads to 2 Department of Paediatric anabolism. The primary outcome was whole body protein-energy malnutrition during admission Surgery, Erasmus MC– Sophia protein balance, and the secondary outcome was fi rst to the paediatric intensive care unit. Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands pass splanchnic phenylalanine extraction (SPE Phe ). 3 Currently working: D e s i g n This was a double-blind randomised controlled Department of Paediatric trial. Infants (n=18) admitted to the paediatric What t his study adds Surgery, ErasmusMC-Sophia intensive care unit with respiratory failure due to Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, viral bronchiolitis were randomised to continuous The Netherlands ▶ Protein anabolism in critically ill infants can be 4 enteral feeding with protein and energy enriched Department of Surgery, achieved in the fi rst days after admission by Maastricht University Medical formula (PE-formula) (n=8; 3.1±0.3 g protein/kg/24 h, Center, Maastricht, the 119±25 kcal/kg/24 h) or standard formula (S-formula) increasing protein and energy intakes above Netherlands reference levels. 5 (n=10; 1.7±0.2 g protein/kg/24 h, 84±15 kcal/ Currently working: Center kg/24 h; equivalent to recommended intakes for healthy ▶ The higher protein balance resulted from for Translational Research in stimulated protein synthesis exceeding the rate Aging and Longevity, Donald infants <6 months). A combined intravenous-enteral W Reynolds Insitute on Aging, phenylalanine stable isotope protocol was used on day of concomitant stimulated protein breakdown. University of Arkansas for 5 after admission to determine whole body protein ▶ Increased protein and energy intakes are Medical Sciences, Little Rock, metabolism and SPE . recommended in critically ill infants with viral AR, USA Phe bronchiolitis. http://adc.bmj.com/ 6Department of Paedatrics, R e s u l t s Protein balance was signifi cantly higher with VU University Medical Center, PE-formula than with S-formula (PE-formula: 0.73±0.5 Amsterdam, the Netherlands vs S-formula: 0.02±0.6 g/kg/24 h) resulting from are impaired intracellular insulin signalling, 2 7Department of Paediatrics, signifi cantly increased protein synthesis (PE-formula: impaired glucose uptake 3 and reduced mitochon- Emma Children’s Hospital- 4 AMC, Amsterdam, the 9.6±4.4, S-formula: 5.2±2.3 g/kg/24 h), despite drial capacity during critical illness. These fac- Netherlands signifi cantly increased protein breakdown (PE-formula: tors are probably the reason why protein-energy 8 Department of Paediatrics, 8.9±4.3, S-formula: 5.2±2.6 g/kg/24 h). SPE Phe was malnutrition is observed in 16–24% of critically ill ErasmusMC-Sophia Children’s not statistically different between the two groups children 5 6 and is associated with adverse clinical on September 24, 2021 by guest. Protected copyright. Hospital, Rotterdam, the (PE-formula: 39.8±18.3%, S-formula: 52.4±13.6%). outcome. 7 – 9 Netherlands C o n c l u s i o n s Increasing protein and energy intakes A common but threatening disease in infants is Correspondence to promotes protein anabolism in critically ill infants in the viral bronchiolitis, which in severe cases leads to Dick A van Waardenburg, fi rst days after admission. Since this is an important respiratory failure with need for ventilatory sup- Department of Paediatrics, target of nutritional support, increased protein and port and PICU admission. Adequate nutritional Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ energy intakes should be preferred above standard support in these critically ill infants is important, Maastricht, The Netherlands; intakes in these infants. with protein anabolism as goal. However, up to d . v a n w a a r d e n b u r g @ m u m c . n l Dutch Trial Register number: NTR 515. now common practice has been to use standard C T de Betue and D A van infant formulas to provide approximately 1.5 g Waardenburg are joint fi rst protein/kg/day and 100 kcal/kg/day. authors I N T R O D U C T I O N Increased protein intake with adequate The preservation of nutritional status and growth energy provision promotes anabolism in pre- Accepted 27 April 2011 is a specifi c aim in critically ill children, but dif- term infants, 10 – 12 in neonates undergoing sur- fi cult to achieve. This is due to a metabolic stress gery 13 and in children with burns14 and cystic response with profound changes in protein metab- fi brosis. 15 In relation to these observations, it olism leading to a negative protein balance and loss is important to note that protein synthesis is a of lean body mass. Inadequate nutritional intake high-energy consuming process 16 and energy in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), often defi ciency worsens nitrogen balance. 17 18 Hence, due to fl uid restriction, further leads to protein to induce net protein anabolism, it is essential to and energy defi cits, especially early after admis- provide an adequate energy intake. We therefore sion. 1 Other factors that hinder adequate nutrition hypothesised that increasing protein and energy Copyrightde Betue CT,Article van Waardenburg author DA, (or Deutz their NE, etemployer) al. Arch Dis Child 2011. (2011). Produceddoi:10.1136/adc.2010.185637 by BMJ Publishing Group Ltd (& RCPCH) under 1licence. of 6 Original article Arch Dis Child: first published as 10.1136/adc.2010.185637 on 14 June 2011. Downloaded from intakes would induce net protein anabolism in critically ill continuous enteral feeding with PE-formula (Infatrini: 2.6 g infants. protein/100 ml, 100 kcal/100 ml) or with S-formula (Nutrilon 1: Stable isotope amino acid methods are used to determine net 1.4 g protein/100 ml, 67 kcal/100 ml) both from Nutricia protein balance. 19 During feeding, amino acids appearing in Advanced Medical Nutrition, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands. the circulation originate from protein breakdown and from the Compositions are summarised in appendix 1. Formulas were fraction of meal-derived amino acids that are not retained in the administered as previously described, starting 25.3±5.6 versus splanchnic area. Protein synthesis during feeding can be calcu- 23.4±5.4 h after PICU-admission in the PE-group and S-group, lated from the disappearance of essential amino acids (EAAs) respectively. 22 The ranges of protein and energy intakes on such as phenylalanine from the circulation, corrected for non- day 5 in the S-group (1.7±0.2 g protein/kg/24 h, 84±15 kcal/ protein synthesis related disposal (eg, oxidation, hydroxyla- kg/24 h) covered recommended intakes for healthy infants tion). Therefore, all these factors need to be considered if whole <6 months (1.14–1.77 g protein/kg/24 h, 81–113 kcal/kg/24 h, body net protein anabolism during feeding is to be calculated.20 depending on age in months). 16 25 The ranges were signifi cantly 21 Splanchnic extraction (SPE) of meal-derived amino acids has higher in the PE-group (3.1±0.3 g protein/kg/24 h, p<0.001; not been reported before in critically ill children. 119±25 kcal/kg/24 h, p<0.001) and were 175–272% and The present study was part of a larger study on the nutritional 105–147% of recommended intakes for protein and energy, and metabolic effects of increased protein and energy intakes respectively. Intake by volume was not signifi cantly different using a protein and energy enriched formula (PE-formula) between groups; 120.6±13.4 ml/kg/24 h in the PE-group versus compared with a standard infant formula (S-formula). 22 In the 118.5±13.4 ml/kg/24 h in the S-group.