Optimal nutrition is essential to improve short-and long-term outcomes in newborns with
congenital heart disease (CHD). Nevertheless, several issues on nutritional management …

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common neonatal congenital malformation. The
variety and severity of clinical presentation depend on the cardiac structures involved and …

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect for infants born in the
United States, with approximately 36,000 affected infants born annually. While mortality …

Objectives: To describe enteral feeding practices in pre and postoperative infants with
congenital heart disease in European PICUs. Design: Cross-sectional electronic survey …

IntroductionDespite improvements in the medical and surgical management of infants with
CHD, growth failure before surgery in many infants continues to be a significant concern. A …

Objectives: To determine the effect of skin-to-skin care on stress, pain, behavioral
organization, and physiologic stability of infants with critical congenital heart disease before …

Children with CHD often experience difficulty with oral feeding, which contributes to growth
faltering in this population. Few studies have explored symptoms of problematic feeding in …

High-energy or high-protein feeding offers a promising approach to improving malnutrition in
children after congenital heart surgery. However, the effect of high-energy or high-protein …

Neonates with single ventricle heart disease frequently experience poor oral feeding and
inconsistent weight gain, often requiring gastrostomy tube (gtube) placement. We sought to …

Purpose Sedation and analgesia are administered to critically ill patients, which may result
in physical dependence and subsequent iatrogenic withdrawal. The Withdrawal Assessment …