Features of nutritional support in children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: main problems and recommendations for correction. Literature review
- Authors: Kharbediya V.K.1, Glazyrina A.A.1, Cimbalova E.G.2, Petryaykina E.E.2
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Affiliations:
- Federal Childrenʼs Rehabilitation Center “Korablik” – structural division of the Russian Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital – branch of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
- Russian Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital – branch of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
- Issue: Vol 5, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 66-76
- Section: SUPPORTING THERAPY ASPECTS
- Published: 05.03.2025
- URL: https://mdonco.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/177
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17650/2782-3202-2025-5-1-66-76
- ID: 177
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Nutrition support is a key component of accompanying therapy in children who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Complications and side effects may occur at all stages of treatment, which require monitoring and correction of nutritional status. The article presents an analysis of current recommendations and a review of studies on clinical nutrition in children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
About the authors
V. Kh. Kharbediya
Federal Childrenʼs Rehabilitation Center “Korablik” – structural division of the Russian Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital – branch of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Author for correspondence.
Email: kharbediya1992@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7574-335X
Vakhtang Khvichevich Kharbediya
4a Vysotnaya St., Podolsk, Moscow region 142114
Russian FederationA. A. Glazyrina
Federal Childrenʼs Rehabilitation Center “Korablik” – structural division of the Russian Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital – branch of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2397-3484
4a Vysotnaya St., Podolsk, Moscow region 142114
Russian FederationE. G. Cimbalova
Russian Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital – branch of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-0927-4977
17 Leninskiy Ave., Moscow 119571
Russian FederationE. E. Petryaykina
Russian Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital – branch of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8520-2378
17 Leninskiy Ave., Moscow 119571
Russian FederationReferences
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