| Autor: |
Aliakbar Zeinaloo, Elaheh Malekan Rad, Sima Amini, Ali Rabbani, Annemiek C. Goedhart, Mohammad Reza Mirzaaghayan, Nastaran Etesamnia, Keyhan Sayadpour Zanjani, Amir Hossein Alavi, Ali Mohebbi, Jochem Hogenhuis, Azin Ghamari, Ehsan Aghaei Moghadam, Saba Salamzadeh Sadegh, Atoosa Azamakhlaghi, Mahmoud Reza Ashrafi |
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2020 |
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Background: A large proportion of infants with congenital heart defects (CHD) suffer from malnutrition. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of using energy- and nutrient-dense formula on weight gain in malnourished infants with CHD before surgery. Methods: This was a one arm, open label intervention study, conducted in the pediatric cardiology department of children’s medical center, Teheran, Iran. 49 infants with moderate/high risk cardiac defects who were undernourished (WFA z-score ≤ - 2) and were candidates for surgical repair were enrolled in this study. Infants on regular infant formula were switched completely to energy- and nutrient-dense formula. The infants were evaluated for growth parameters (weight and length) at enrolment and every 3 weeks thereafter at the center for a period of 12 weeks. Results: The average head circumference was 37.1+2.8 cm at baseline and 39.0+3.46 cm at the final assessment (p=0.079). The mean MUAC increased from 11.25+1.39 cm at baseline to 14.75+2.06 cm at the final assessment (p=0.001). The average intake of energy- and nutrient-dense formula was 148.24+214.737 Kcal/day (36.23+ 52.49 Kcal/kg/day) at study start and 455.4+177.21 Kcal/day (98.61 ± 38.27 Kcal/kg/day) at the end of the study. The WFA z-score improved significantly on each visit during the follow-up interval (pConclusion: The results of the current study highlight the efficacy of preoperative feeding with energy- and nutrient dense formula in improving weight gain of malnourished infants with CHD.reference number: IR.TUMS.VCR.REC.1396.3543 |
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OpenAIRE |
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