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 GroupPublished 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.