Objective <p>To describe one-year post-discharge outcomes of infants discharged with nasogastric (NGT) feeding.</p> Study design <p>Retrospective cohort analysis including infants (0–3 months) born or admitted to a single tertiary children’s hospital (April 2014-December 2022) and discharged with NGT feeding. Data analyzed included demographic and clinical characteristics and outcomes at one-year post-discharge. Subgroup analysis compared infants who required GT placement within one-year and those who did not.</p> Results <p>121 infants were included. Median gestational age was 38 weeks. Most infants achieved full oral feeding at one-year post- discharge without GT placement (<i>n</i> = 103, 80%). Median duration of NGT use was 21 days. For those requiring a GT, the median time from discharge to placement was 61 days. Infants discharged with an NGT who did not require a GT were readmitted less frequently&#xa0;(<i>p</i>-value &lt; 0.001).</p> Conclusions <p>Infants discharged with an NGT had positive outcomes at one-year post-discharge with infrequent need for eventual GT placement or readmission.</p>

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One-year outcomes of infants discharged with a nasogastric feeding tube

  • Emily Anderson,
  • Hartlee Lidsky,
  • Lang Li,
  • Shuai Yuan,
  • Neal A. deJong,
  • Michael Phillips,
  • Feng-Chang Lin,
  • Ashley G. Sutton

摘要

Objective

To describe one-year post-discharge outcomes of infants discharged with nasogastric (NGT) feeding.

Study design

Retrospective cohort analysis including infants (0–3 months) born or admitted to a single tertiary children’s hospital (April 2014-December 2022) and discharged with NGT feeding. Data analyzed included demographic and clinical characteristics and outcomes at one-year post-discharge. Subgroup analysis compared infants who required GT placement within one-year and those who did not.

Results

121 infants were included. Median gestational age was 38 weeks. Most infants achieved full oral feeding at one-year post- discharge without GT placement (n = 103, 80%). Median duration of NGT use was 21 days. For those requiring a GT, the median time from discharge to placement was 61 days. Infants discharged with an NGT who did not require a GT were readmitted less frequently (p-value < 0.001).

Conclusions

Infants discharged with an NGT had positive outcomes at one-year post-discharge with infrequent need for eventual GT placement or readmission.