Feeding Neonates and Infants Prior to Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Douglas BellJessica SunaSupreet P MaratheGopinath PerumalKim S BettsPrem Sundar VenugopalNelson Alphonsonull Qpcr Group

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

There was no association between NEC and pre-operative feeding status in neonates awaiting cardiac surgery. Pre-operative feeding status was not associated with prolonged hospital stay or need for tube assisted feeding at discharge. HLHS and prematurity were associated with increased incidence of NEC.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
low birth weight
minimally invasive
preterm infants
healthcare
acute kidney injury
risk factors
coronary artery disease
drug induced