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    Gastrostomy tube placement among infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome undergoing stage 1 palliation

    Parthak Prodhan1, Xinyu Tang2, Jeffrey Gossett2, Brandon Beam3, Janet Simsic4, Nancy Ghanayem5, Nahed O. ElHassan6

    Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.4, pp. 519-527, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12610

    Abstract Objective: Different feeding strategies have been suggested to improve growth and survival of infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome following stage 1 palliation. The study objective was to assess hospital mortality following stage 1 palliation among infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who had two feeding modalities, gastrostomy tube vs no gastrostomy tube.
    Design: Retrospective study design.
    Setting: Multicenter pediatric heath information system database.
    Patient: About 4287 patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who underwent stage 1 Norwood procedure from 2004 through 2013. Infants who had gastrostomy tube with or without fundoplication procedure were identified and their clinical characteristics… More >

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