TY - JOUR
T1 - Errors in emergency feeds in inherited metabolic disorders: a randomised controlled trial of three preparation methods
AU - Gokmen-Ozel, H
AU - Daly, A
AU - Davies, Peter
AU - Chahal, S
AU - MacDonald, Anita
PY - 2010/10/1
Y1 - 2010/10/1
N2 - Objective Glucose polymer-based emergency feeds (EF), used during illness to prevent metabolic decompensation and encephalopathy in inherited metabolic disorders, should be produced accurately and safely.
Design In a randomised, prospective, controlled study, the aim was to investigate if when preparing age-appropriate EF, a pre-measured sachet of glucose polymer, compared with scoops and weighing (using digital scales), decreased carer errors.
Subjects 47 carers (3 men, 44 women) of 52 inherited metabolic disorders patients were recruited.
Setting and intervention The carers made EF using all three techniques (weighing, scoops and pre-measured sachets) under supervision in controlled and home conditions. A 100-ml aliquot of each EF was analysed for carbohydrate concentration.
Results Under controlled preparation conditions, with 1 litre EFs, the % median glucose polymer concentration closest to target amounts was (1) pre-measured sachets (105%), (2) weighing (107%) and (3) scoops (118%; p
AB - Objective Glucose polymer-based emergency feeds (EF), used during illness to prevent metabolic decompensation and encephalopathy in inherited metabolic disorders, should be produced accurately and safely.
Design In a randomised, prospective, controlled study, the aim was to investigate if when preparing age-appropriate EF, a pre-measured sachet of glucose polymer, compared with scoops and weighing (using digital scales), decreased carer errors.
Subjects 47 carers (3 men, 44 women) of 52 inherited metabolic disorders patients were recruited.
Setting and intervention The carers made EF using all three techniques (weighing, scoops and pre-measured sachets) under supervision in controlled and home conditions. A 100-ml aliquot of each EF was analysed for carbohydrate concentration.
Results Under controlled preparation conditions, with 1 litre EFs, the % median glucose polymer concentration closest to target amounts was (1) pre-measured sachets (105%), (2) weighing (107%) and (3) scoops (118%; p
U2 - 10.1136/776adc.2010.161711
DO - 10.1136/776adc.2010.161711
M3 - Article
C2 - 20522472
SN - 1468-2044
VL - 95
SP - 776
EP - 780
JO - Archives of Disease in Childhood
JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood
IS - 10
ER -