Toward standardization of care: The feeding readiness assessment after congenital cardiac surgery

ConclusionsIn this analysis, systematic and standardized measurements of feeding readiness employed immediately before and one week after congenital cardiac surgery predicted need for GT placement prior to hospital discharge. The FRA score may be used to risk stratify patients based on likelihood of prolonged feeding difficulties, which may further improve standardization of care.

Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 17, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Daniel E. Ehrmann, Matthew Mulvahill, Shaunda Harendt, Jessica Church, Amy Stimmler, Piyagarnt Vichayavilas, Sanja Batz, Jennifer Rodgers, Michael DiMaria, James Jaggers, Cindy Barrett, Jon Kaufman Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research