Sudarshan R Jadcherla1, Tanvi Khot2, Rebecca Moore2, Manish Malkar3, Ish K Gulati4, Jonathan L Slaughter5. 1. Innovative Feeding Disorders Research Program, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH. Electronic address: Sudarshan.Jadcherla@Nationwidechildrens.org. 2. Innovative Feeding Disorders Research Program, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH. 3. Innovative Feeding Disorders Research Program, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO. 4. Innovative Feeding Disorders Research Program, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH. 5. Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that oral feeding at first neonatal intensive care unit discharge is associated with less neurodevelopmental impairment and better feeding milestones compared with discharge with a gastrostomy tube (G-tube). STUDY DESIGN: We studied outcomes for a retrospective cohort of 194 neonates <37 weeks' gestation referred for evaluation and management of feeding difficulties between July 2006 and July 2012. Discharge milestones, length of hospitalization, and Bayley Scales of Infant Development-Third Edition scores at 18-24 months were examined. χ2, Mann-Whitney U, or t tests and multivariable logistic regression models were used. RESULTS: A total of 60% (n = 117) of infants were discharged on oral feedings; of these, 96% remained oral-fed at 1 year. The remaining 40% (n = 77) were discharged on G-tube feedings; of these, 31 (40%) remained G-tube dependent, 17 (22%) became oral-fed, and 29 (38%) were on oral and G-tube feedings at 1 year. Infants discharged on a G-tube had lower cognitive (P <.01), communication (P = .03), and motor (P <.01) composite scores. The presence of a G-tube, younger gestation, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or intraventricular hemorrhage was associated significantly with neurodevelopmental delay. CONCLUSIONS: For infants referred for feeding concerns, G-tube evaluations, and feeding management, the majority did not require a G-tube. Full oral feeding at first neonatal intensive care unit discharge was associated with superior feeding milestones and less long-term neurodevelopmental impairment, relative to full or partial G-tube feeding. Evaluation and feeding management before and after G-tube placement may improve long-term feeding and neurodevelopmental outcomes.
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that oral feeding at first neonatal intensive care unit discharge is associated with less neurodevelopmental impairment and better feeding milestones compared with discharge with a gastrostomy tube (G-tube). STUDY DESIGN: We studied outcomes for a retrospective cohort of 194 neonates <37 weeks' gestation referred for evaluation and management of feeding difficulties between July 2006 and July 2012. Discharge milestones, length of hospitalization, and Bayley Scales of Infant Development-Third Edition scores at 18-24 months were examined. χ2, Mann-Whitney U, or t tests and multivariable logistic regression models were used. RESULTS: A total of 60% (n = 117) of infants were discharged on oral feedings; of these, 96% remained oral-fed at 1 year. The remaining 40% (n = 77) were discharged on G-tube feedings; of these, 31 (40%) remained G-tube dependent, 17 (22%) became oral-fed, and 29 (38%) were on oral and G-tube feedings at 1 year. Infants discharged on a G-tube had lower cognitive (P <.01), communication (P = .03), and motor (P <.01) composite scores. The presence of a G-tube, younger gestation, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or intraventricular hemorrhage was associated significantly with neurodevelopmental delay. CONCLUSIONS: For infants referred for feeding concerns, G-tube evaluations, and feeding management, the majority did not require a G-tube. Full oral feeding at first neonatal intensive care unit discharge was associated with superior feeding milestones and less long-term neurodevelopmental impairment, relative to full or partial G-tube feeding. Evaluation and feeding management before and after G-tube placement may improve long-term feeding and neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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