Actual and potential impact of a home nasogastric tube feeding program for infants whose neonatal intensive care unit discharge is affected by delayed oral feedings

JM Lagatta, M Uhing, K Acharya, J Lavoie, E Rholl… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To compare healthcare use and parent health-related quality of life (HRQL) in 3
groups of infants whose neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge was delayed by oral …

Effect of a light-darkness cycle on the body weight gain of preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit

M Sánchez-Sánchez, TL García, D Heredia… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The Continuous bright light conditions to which premature infants are subjected while
hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) can have deleterious effects in terms of …

Partial enteral discharge programs for high-risk infants

A Ermarth, CY Ling - NeoReviews, 2022 - publications.aap.org
Premature infants or infants born with complex medical problems are at increased risk of
having delayed or dysfunctional oral feeding ability. These patients typically require assisted …

Global State of the Art and Science of Childhood Dysphagia: Similarities and Disparities in Burden

MA Lefton-Greif, JC Arvedson, D Farneti, DS Levy… - Dysphagia, 2024 - Springer
Feeding/swallowing and airway protection are complex functions, essential for survival, and
continue to evolve throughout the lifetime. Medical and surgical advances across the globe …

Rates and determinants of home nasogastric tube feeding in infants born very preterm

B Alshaikh, K Yusuf, D Dressler-Mund… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To examine rates and determinants of home nasogastric (NG)-tube feeding at
hospital discharge in a cohort of very preterm infants within the Canadian Neonatal Network …

Remote monitoring for neonates requiring continued nasogastric tube feeding: implementation, patient characteristics, and early outcomes

C Fisher, M Haag, A Douglas, A Kayhani… - Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Objective Our neonatal intensive care unit utilizes remote patient monitoring to facilitate
hospital discharge with nasogastric tube (NGT) feeds. Program implementation, patient …

Effective tube weaning and predictive clinical characteristics of NICU patients with feeding dysfunction

A Ermarth, D Thomas, CY Ling… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary earlier
discharge model for neonates receiving home enteral nutrition (HEN). Methods A …

Discharging medically complex infants with supplemental nasogastric tube feeds: impact on neonatal intensive care unit length of stay and prevention of gastrostomy …

DD Mago-Shah, WF Malcolm… - American journal of …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Objective The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of discharge
with supplemental nasogastric tube (NGT) feeds in medically complex infants. Study Design …

Enteral tube feeding selection at NICU discharge and resource utilization

AA Howk, JL Sternthal, MA Pakvasa, B Connor… - Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Objective To evaluate resource utilization in infants discharged with different forms of
feeding access. Study design Retrospective chart review of neonates discharged from 2012 …

Method of home tube feeding and 2–3-year neurodevelopmental outcome

A Fisher, A Ermarth, CY Ling, K Brinker… - Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Objective To describe the Bayley Scales of Infant Development 3rd Edition (Bayley-
III) of infants discharged home receiving tube feeds. Study design Retrospective review of …