Association between consensus-based nutrition pathway and growth faltering in infants with gastroschisis: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The University of California Fetal Consortium published that 55% of infants with gastroschisis develop growth faltering by hospital discharge. To address this problem, we developed a nutrition pathway emphasizing (1) early provision of parenteral macronutrients, (2) use of human milk, and (3) growth faltering treatment. This study's goals were to assess adherence to and efficacy of this pathway in infants with gastroschisis across six California hospitals.

Methods

In 2015, the consortium standardized the care for infants with gastroschisis. To decrease growth faltering rates, between 2019 and 2020, nutrition guidelines were proposed, discussed, revised, and initiated. This study's primary outcome was weight or linear growth faltering (z score decline ≥0.8 in weigh

SUBMITTER: Strobel KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581685 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature