title: Growth patterns in pediatric bone marrow transplant patients.
abstract: There is little known about the long-term effects of the bone marrow transplantation process on the growth of pediatric patients. The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine one of the possible long-term effects of bone marrow transplantation: the effect of the bone marrow transplantation process on the growth curves of pediatric patients. A chart audit was completed on the medical records of 60 bone marrow transplant patients who were between the ages of 5 months to 13.9 years at the time of the transplant. Results indicated that approximately half of the subjects maintained their height percentiles, and a little less than half maintained their weight percentiles after the transplant. Results of this study suggest that further nursing research on the growth of pediatric bone marrow transplant patients is needed, and growth (height and weight) should be part of nursing nutritional assessment of pediatric bone marrow transplant patients.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000451:nursing; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009736:Nursing Process; D010347:Patient Care Planning