Kirby-Rose Carpenito, Regina Prusinski, Kristin Kirchner, Janet Simsic, Yongjie Miao, Wendy Luce, John P Cheatham, Mark Galantowicz, Carl H Backes, Clifford L Cua
Neonates with single-ventricle physiology are at increased risk of developing gastrointestinal morbidities. Feeding protocols in this patient population have been shown to decrease feeding complications after the Norwood procedure, but no data exist to determine the effectiveness of a feeding protocol in patients undergoing the hybrid procedure. Goal of this study was to examine the impact of a standardized feeding protocol on the incidence of overall postoperative gastrointestinal morbidity after the hybrid procedure...
June 2016: Pediatric Cardiology