The association between feeding protocol compliance and weight gain following high-risk neonatal cardiac surgery.
Jamie M Furlong-DillardBenjamin J MillerKathy A SwardAlaina I NearyTrudy L Hardin-ReynoldsGrace JeffersBonnie A ClayDongngan T TruongThomas A MillerCourtney E JonesLinda M LambertDavid K BaillyPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2019)
High-risk feeding protocol adherence and fewer deviations are associated with weight gain independent of their influence on nutritional delivery and caloric intake. Future studies assessing the efficacy of feeding protocols should include the measures of adherence and deviations that are not merely limited to caloric delivery and illness severity.