Long-Term Feeding Outcomes after Infant Tracheostomy
Elena Stekolchik,
M. Jobayer Hossain,
J. Heather Northam
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To characterize long-term feeding outcomes and identify factors which impact feeding at age 5 in a group of infants who underwent tracheostomy.
Study Design: Retrospective review of feeding outcomes at age 5 in a group of infants who underwent tracheostomy at a children’s hospital over a 16-year period.
Results: 145 patients were included. At age 5, 49% of those patients demonstrated feeding dysfunction and remained dependent on a feeding tube. Cardiovascular comorbidities (p=0.009), long-term trach… Show more
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