Short-Term Nutritional Support Improves The Preoperative Nutritional Status of Infants With Non-Restrictive Ventricular Septal Defect: A Prospective Controlled Study.

Li-Ping Xu, Shi-Hao Lin, Qi-Liang Zhang, Yirong Zheng, Guangming Lin

Journal: The heart surgery forum 2022;25(5):E745-E749

PMID: 36317897

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the effect of short-term nutritional support on improving preoperative nutritional status of infants with non-restrictive ventricular septal defect.

METHODS

A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted from June 2021 to December 2021 at a provincial children's hospital in China. The difference of nutritional status between the intervention group and the control group after short-term nutritional support was compared.

RESULTS

After one month of nutritional support, the weight, STRONGkids score, albumin, prealbumin, and hemoglobin in the intervention group significantly were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The postoperative intensive care time and discharge time of the two groups significantly were lower in the intervention group than those in the control group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

The preoperative nutritional support of 1 month for infants with non-restrictive ventricular septal defect can effectively improve their preoperative nutritional status and promote postoperative recovery.

Address: Department of Neonatology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, China. [email protected].; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Fuzhou, China. [email protected].; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Fuzhou, China. [email protected].; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Fuzhou, China. [email protected].; Medical department, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, China. [email protected].

DOI: 10.1532/hsf.5009

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MeSH Terms: Infant, Child, Humans, Nutritional Status, Prospective Studies, Nutritional Support, Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular, Postoperative Period