Table 1.

Physicians’ answers to key nutrition survey questions (n = 38)

Questions	N (%)
Do you have inside your PICU a physician dedicated to nutrition support?
Yes	16 (42)
Do you have a dedicated dietician involved in your PICU?
Yes	22 (58)
Do you have local written nutrition guidelines?
Yes	20 (53)
How would you assess physicians’ knowledge about nutrition support? N = 37
Poor	19 (50)
Satisfactory	18 (47)
Do you use indirect calorimetry routinely? N = 37
Yes	6 (16)
How do you set energy goals in critically ill children?
Schofield equations	4 (11)
French National recommended dietary allowance	27 (71)
Others equations	3 (8)
I don’t know	4 (10)
How frequently are children weighed at PICU admission? N = 37
All the time	27 (73)
Sometimes	10 (27)
How frequently is length measured in children (under 1 m)?
All the time	8 (21)
Sometimes	25 (66)
Never	5 (13)
How frequently is Length/Height measured in children (above 1 m)?
All the time	4 (11)
Sometimes	21 (55)
Never	13 (34)
When is enteral nutrition usually started? (h)
< 24	21 (55)
24–48	14 (37)
After 48	3 (8)
When is parenteral nutrition started if enteral/oral nutrition does not fulfill nutrition goals?
Day 1 (early)	16 (42)
Day 2–4 (early)	18 (47)
Day 5–8 (late)	2 (6)
Day 8 (late)	2 (5)