Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of rapid advancement to more concentrated formula on weight gain and duration of hospitalization for infants after cardiac surgery. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a double-blinded, randomized trial of rapid advancement to higher achieved formula concentration for postoperative infants younger than 1 year of age. After transfer to the inpatient ward from the critical care unit, infants were randomly assigned to rapid advancement to a higher achieved formula concentration (2-day transition) or usual care (5-day transition, lower concentration target). RESULTS: The adequacy of energy intake (expressed as the median percentage of the estimated energy requirement) before discharge from the hospital was 98% in the intervention versus 78% in the usual care group ( P = .01). Before discharge, the median rate of weight gain was greater in the rapid advancement (20 g/d) versus the usual care group (loss of 35 g/d, P < .03). The median postoperative duration of stay on the cardiology inpatient unit was 5 days for the intervention versus 6 days for the usual care group ( P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Rapid advancement to higher achieved formula concentration significantly improved energy intake and weight gain and decreased duration of postoperative hospital stay in infants after cardiac surgery.
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Authors | Francy Pillo-Blocka, Ian Adatia, Waseem Sharieff, Brian W McCrindle, Stanley Zlotkin |
Journal | The Journal of pediatrics
(J Pediatr)
Vol. 145
Issue 6
Pg. 761-6
(Dec 2004)
ISSN: 0022-3476 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15580197
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Double-Blind Method
- Energy Intake
- Heart Defects, Congenital
(surgery)
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant Food
- Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
- Infant, Newborn
- Length of Stay
- Postoperative Care
- Postoperative Period
- Weight Gain
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