ArticleJPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition2017
Outcomes of Infants With Home Tube Feeding: Comparing Nasogastric vs Gastrostomy Tubes.
Article in JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.
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- One-year outcomes of infants discharged with a nasogastric feeding tube.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
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- Comparison of Infants Discharged from Birth Hospitalization with Gastrostomy versus Nasogastric Feeding Tube.American journal of perinatology · 2025Article
- Demographic and clinical predictors and inter-center variability of tube feeding in preterm NICU patients.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Article
- Cost Analysis of Avoiding Gastrostomy Tube in Robin Sequence Neonates that Undergo Mandibular Distraction.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
- Home nasogastric tube program for NICU infants: a seven year retrospective outcome analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Higher Dose Noninvasive Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Increases Feeding Volumes and White Matter Microstructural Complexity in Open-Label Study of Infants Slated for Gastrostomy Tube.The Journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Factors That Impact the Timing and Removal of Gastrostomy Placement/Nissen Fundoplication in Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.American journal of perinatology · 2023Article
- Pharyngeal biorhythms during oral milk challenge in high-risk infants: Do they predict chronic tube feeding?Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2023Article
- Effective Use of Topical Sucralfate in the Conservative Management of Expanded Gastrostomy Tract Reduction.JPGN reports · 2021Article
- Variables Prevalent Among Early Unplanned Readmissions in Infants Following Congenital Heart Surgery.Pediatric cardiology · 2021Article
- Actual and Potential Impact of a Home Nasogastric Tube Feeding Program for Infants Whose Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Is Affected by Delayed Oral Feedings.The Journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Feeding difficulty and gastrostomy tube placement in infants with Down syndrome.European journal of pediatrics · 2020Article
- Creation of a Standard Model for Tube Feeding at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2020Article
- Impact of Palliation Strategy on Interstage Feeding and Somatic Growth for Infants With Ductal-Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow: Results from the Congenital Catheterization Research Collaborative.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Article
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation-Paired Rehabilitation for Oromotor Feeding Problems in Newborns: An Open-Label Pilot Study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Article
- Tube feeding outcomes of infants in a Level IV NICU.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to determine the tube-related complications and feeding outcomes of infants discharged home from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with nasogastric (NG) tube feeding or gastrostomy (G-tube) feeding. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe performed a chart review of 335 infants discharged from our NICU with home NG tube or G-tube feeding between January 2009 and December 2013. The primary outcome was the incidence of feeding tube-related complications requiring emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, or deaths. Secondary outcome was feeding status at 6 months postdischarge. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted.
resultsThere were 322 infants discharged with home enteral tube feeding (NG tube, n = 84; G-tube, n = 238), with available outpatient data for the 6-month postdischarge period. A total of 115 ED visits, 28 hospitalizations, and 2 deaths were due to a tube-related complication. The incidence of tube-related complications requiring an ED visit was significantly higher in the G-tube group compared with the NG tube group (33.6% vs 9.5%, P < .001). Two patients died due to a G-tube-related complication. By 6 months postdischarge, full oral feeding was achieved in 71.4% of infants in the NG tube group compared with 19.3% in the G-tube group ( P < .001). Type of feeding tube and percentage of oral feeding at discharge were significantly associated with continued tube feeding at 6 months postdischarge.
conclusionHome NG tube feeding is associated with fewer ED visits for tube-related complications compared with home G-tube feeding. Some infants could benefit from a trial home NG tube feeding.
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