All NPI Numbers of Nutrition, Pediatric Critical Care
What is pediatric critical care nutrition?
This specialty focuses on the specific nutritional needs of critically ill or injured infants and children in medical, surgical and trauma intensive care units.
What services are provided?
Services include assessing nutritional status, developing enteral and parenteral feeding plans, monitoring for refeeding syndrome, addressing metabolic abnormalities and coordinating transition to oral feedings.
What additional training is required?
Beyond pediatric nutrition credentials, dietitians complete a pre-approved pediatric critical care internship and pass the CDR board exam to earn the CPCC specialty credential.
Where employed?
Primary work settings are PICUs, NICUs and pediatric hospitals with critically-ill patients requiring specialized nutrition support and monitoring.
Why important?
Timely, evidence-based nutrition is vital for recovery and improved outcomes in critically-ill infants/children with complex conditions requiring intensive care.