Pediatric Outcomes and Recovery With Peri-Operative Iron Supplement Evaluation

FeraMAX Pd powder 15: NPN 80109337 FeraMAX Pd Therapeutic 150 capsules: NPN 80075623 (for an adolescent that can swallow capsules)

Standard nutrition care will depend on the results of the nutrition assessment, as well as underlying conditions, and will be performed regardless of iron supplementation. The intervention will be at the discretion of the dietician but may include; diet education, recommendations for vitamin and mineral supplements, optimization of tube feeds (if the child is tube fed), high protein or high energy diet education if the child is underweight, dddition of oral nutrition supplements (i.e., Pediasure or Ensure) to promote weight gain in orally fed children, discussion surrounding enteral feeding (for children who are orally fed, but severely malnourished and cannot meet their nutritional needs by mouth).