Failure to thrive is common in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and its variants
and those with poor growth may be at risk for worse surgical and neurodevelopmental …

Objective To assess the prevalence of pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) in US children. Study
design We conducted a retrospective cohort study of Medicaid Databases from Arizona …

In the simplest terms, malnutrition is result of inadequate energy intake or an increase in
energy expenditure, resulting in an energy imbalance. Studies of critically ill children have …

Many infants with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) do not develop the skills to feed
orally and are discharged home on gastrostomy tube or nasogastric feeds. We aimed to …

Purpose To ascertain the primary caregiver's postdischarge perceptions of infant care issues
after neonatal heart surgery. Study Design and Methods Fifteen primary caregivers of infants …

OBJECTIVE: The study goal was to evaluate interstage growth variation among sites
participating in the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative registry …

Objectives To assess variation in feeding practice at hospital discharge after the Norwood
procedure, factors associated with tube feeding, and associations among site, feeding …

After stage 1 palliation (S1P) with a Norwood operation, infants commonly experience
growth failure during the initial interstage period. Growth failure during this high-risk period …

Background Feeding dysfunction occurs commonly in infants with single ventricle heart
disease and impacts growth and long‐term outcomes. Little evidence exists to guide safe …

Improvement in operative survival of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome has led to
increasing emphasis on prevention of interstage mortality. Many centres have improved …