Effect of standardized vs. local preoperative enteral feeding practice on the incidence of NEC in infants with duct dependent lesions: Protocol for a randomized control trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infants with duct dependent heart lesions often require invasive procedures during the neonatal or early infancy period. These patients remain a challenge for pediatric cardiologists, neonatologists, and intensive care unit personnel. A relevant portion of these infant suffer from respiratory, cardiac failure and may develop NEC, which leads to inadequate growth and nutrition, causing delayed or complicated cardiac surgery.

Methods

This randomized control trial will recruit term infants diagnosed with a duct dependant lesion within the first 72 h of life. After obtaining written parental consent patients will be randomized to either the physician led enteral feeding or protocol-based feeding group. The intervention will continue up to 28 days of life or day of car

SUBMITTER: Seliga-Siwecka J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9492877 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature