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Toward standardization of care: The feeding readiness assessment after congenital cardiac surgery

Daniel E. Ehrmann¹, Matthew Mulvahill², Shaunda Harendt^1,3, Jessica Church¹, Amy Stimmler¹, Piyagarnt Vichayavilas^1,4, Sanja Batz^1,5, Jennifer Rodgers^1,5, Michael DiMaria¹, James Jaggers¹, Cindy Barrett¹, Jon Kaufman¹

1 Department of Pediatrics, Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
2 Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
3 Department of Audiology, Speech Pathology, & Learning Services, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
4 Department of Clinical Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
5 Department of Occupational Therapy, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA

* Corresponding Author: Daniel E. Ehrmann, Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B100, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Email: Daniel.Ehrmann@childrenscolorado. org