Feeding outcomes after paediatric cardiothoracic surgery: a retrospective review.

Autor:	Hill R; School of Medicine, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA., Tey CS; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA., Jung C; School of Medicine, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA., Monfort R; School of Medicine, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA., Pettitt-Schieber B; School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA., Vaughn W; School of Medicine, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA., Hathaway C; School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC, USA., Shashidharan S; Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA., Sharp W; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA., Wetzel M; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA., Raol N; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cardiology in the young [Cardiol Young] 2021 Apr; Vol. 31 (4), pp. 673-681. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 07.
DOI:	10.1017/S1047951120004552
Abstrakt:	Background: Feeding difficulty is a known complication of congenital heart surgery. Despite this, there is a relative sparsity in the available data regarding risk factors, incidence, associated symptoms, and outcomes. Methods: In this retrospective chart review, patients aged 0-18 years who underwent congenital heart surgery at a single institution between January and December, 2017 were reviewed. Patients with feeding difficulties before surgery, multiple surgeries, and potentially abnormal recurrent laryngeal nerve anatomy were excluded. Data collected included patient demographics, feeding outcomes, post-operative symptoms, flexible nasolaryngoscopy findings, and rates of readmission within a 1-year follow-up period. Multivariable regression analyses were performed to evaluate the risk of an alternative feeding plan at discharge and length of stay. Results: Three-hundred and twenty-six patients met the inclusion criteria for this study. Seventy-two (22.09%) were discharged with a feeding tube and 70 (97.22%) of this subgroup were younger than 12 months at the time of surgery. Variables that increased the risk of being discharged with a feeding tube included patient age, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons-European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery score, procedure group, aspiration, and reflux. Speech-language pathology was the most frequently utilised consulting service for patients discharged with feeding tubes (90.28%) while other services were not frequently consulted. The median length of stay was increased from 4 to 10 days for patients who required an enteral feeding tube at discharge. Discussion: Multidisciplinary management protocol and interventions should be developed and standardised to improve feeding outcomes following congenital heart surgery.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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