ArticleEuropean journal of pediatrics2019
Early discharge of premature infants < 37 weeks gestational age with nasogastric tube feeding: the new standard of care?
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- Early discharge with home support of gavage feeding for stable preterm infants who have not established full oral feeds.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
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- Parent understanding and satisfaction with NICU discharge for infants with medical complexity: a scoping review of discharge instruction tools.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- The Effect of Transition to Home Care Model on the Outcomes of Premature Infants and Their Parents: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- One-year outcomes of infants discharged with a nasogastric feeding tube.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Parent Understanding and Satisfaction with NICU Discharge for Infants with Medical Complexity: A Scoping Review of Discharge Instruction Tools.Research square · 2026Article
- "It's just us": Families' experiences with temporary tube feeding.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2026Article
- Cue-based feeding and growth in preterm infants: a two-year follow-up study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Early Discharge of Very Preterm Infants Is Not Associated with Impaired Growth up to Three Months Postmenstrual Age: A Prospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Comparison of Infants Discharged from Birth Hospitalization with Gastrostomy versus Nasogastric Feeding Tube.American journal of perinatology · 2025Article
- Effects of a remote patient monitoring program on cost of care for neonates with inadequate oral feeding.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Article
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- Low readmission rates during neonatal homecare: Gestational age and bronchopulmonary dysplasia as key predictors.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Home nasogastric tube program for NICU infants: a seven year retrospective outcome analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Enhancement of Family-Centred Care Is Associated with a Reduction in Postmenstrual Age at Discharge in Preterm Infants.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Premature Babies Can Be Cared for in the Maternity Ward without an Increased Risk and Discharged with a Feeding Tube If Necessary.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Remote monitoring for neonates requiring continued nasogastric tube feeding: implementation, patient characteristics, and early outcomes.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2023Article
- Ten Years of Neonatal Intensive Care Adaption to the Infants' Needs: Implementation of a Family-Centered Care Model with Single-Family Rooms in Norway.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Redesigning care to support earlier discharge from a neonatal intensive care unit: a design thinking informed pilot.BMJ open quality · 2022Article
- Safety and Parental Satisfaction With Early Discharge of Preterm Infants on Nasogastric Tube Feeding and Outpatient Clinic Follow-Up.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
Most premature infants are hospitalised until they no longer need monitoring of vital parameters and are independent of nasogastric tube feeding (NTF). Hospital admission time easily reaches a length of multiple months in extremely preterm infants, but also in late preterms, in whom drinking may be the only problem, hospital admission time can reach weeks. This is a very stressful time for both parents and child. Parents in the Albert Schweitzer Hospital (ASH) are taught to give their child NTF. When monitoring is no longer necessary, the child can be discharged with NTF, with home care by paediatric nurses. In this study duration of NTF at home, safety of the procedure and parental satisfaction with NTF at home were evaluated. Duration of NTF at home was compared to admission time from cessation of monitoring till discharge independent of NTF in infants born in two comparable hospitals where discharge with NTF is not standard care. Median duration of NTF at home in the ASH infants was 9 days. In the control group, median admission time after cessation of monitoring was 9 days. No complications related to NTF at home were noted. Ninety-six percent of parents regarded NTF at home as safe and would repeat it in the future.Conclusion: NTF at home in premature infants shortens hospital admission time, is safe and results in high parental satisfaction rates. What is Known: • Premature infants are most often hospitalised until they are no longer dependent on NTF. Hospital admission time therefore easily reaches a length of multiple months for the extremely preterm infant. This can be a very stressful time for both parents and child. What is New • Making discharge with NTF in otherwise stable premature infants possible, by teaching parents the procedure and by providing home care by paediatric nurses. • NTF at home in premature infants is safe, limits hospital admission time and has high parental satisfaction rates.
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