Moltu S.: Nutrition for the critically ill neonate

The ESPGHAN podcast series today hopes to make you familiar with some of the work of Dr Sissel Moltu, a polyglot and polymath – she’s of Norwegian and USAnian heritage, was reared in Norway, took her medical degree in Freiburg, worked in England – who combined neonatology with gastroenterology when in Oslo University Hospital frustration at parenteral-alimentation – associated liver disease in short-bowel syndrome led her to make a career of investigating how best to feed the critically ill infant whilst sparing from injury the many growing systems, especially those of neurodevelopment (fatty-acid supplementation!).  She poses these questions for us: How does critical illness affect energy needs and the metabolic utilization of carbohydrates, protein, and fat? What is to be recommended in nutritional management of critically ill neonates (preterm and term infants)? Evidence for definitive recommendations in particular classes of newborns is still lacking. At any rate: If you can’t attend an ESPGHAN nutrition school, this podcast, and the “position paper” cited below, may at least give you a taste of what you’re missing. Literature : Moltu SJ et al.  Nutritional management of the critically ill neonate:  A position paper of the ESPGHAN committee on nutrition.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2021 Aug 1 73(2):274-289.  doi:  10.1097/MPG.0000000000003076.  PMID:  33605663 Dr. Moltu´s favourite song: Alle Snakker Sant - Siri Nilsen https://open.spotify.com/track/34gxnmqg4Nbzziv265qul7?si=4b3a424451c34844 ESPGHAN favourite Songs can be found on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YIHKjxITLEm9XNyHyypTo