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March 31, 2026SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Impact of a unit-wide feeding tolerance management protocol on enteral feeding outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease: a pre–post quality improvement cohort study

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YXYaqin XiaoYWYan WangJGJingpu Gao

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Overview

Quality improvement study demonstrates reduced feeding intolerance and improved nutrition in infants post-heart surgery, suggesting effective management strategies.

Key Points

  • This study aims to assess the impact of a feeding tolerance management protocol on enteral feeding outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease.
  • Pre-post cohort design comparing outcomes before and after implementing the feeding protocol.
  • Focus on postoperative infants recovering from congenital heart disease surgery.
  • Standardized procedures for feeding tolerance assessment and monitoring were implemented.
  • Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate outcomes, including incidence of feeding intolerance.
  • Feeding intolerance incidence decreased from 42.6% to 24.2%.
  • Time to full enteral nutrition decreased from 9 days to 6 days.
  • Documentation completeness improved from 68.4% to 91.7%.
  • Gastrointestinal symptom burden and feeding interruptions were significantly reduced.
  • Nutritional decline was less pronounced, as seen by improved weight-for-age z scores.

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Xiao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cb63c9e6a8c024954b87b2https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2026.1765642
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