Examination of pediatric tube feeding schedules and oral intake: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

Background: A common treatment goal for children dependent on enteral feeding is to advance oral nutrition intake and decrease enteral feeding dependence. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between tube feeding schedule and oral intake in feeding tube-dependent children diagnosed with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).

Methods: A retrospective chart review was completed including 76 tube-dependent children with ARFID between the ages of 1 and 14 years who were evaluated by a registered dietitian, in conjunction with a multidisciplinary feeding team, during January 1, 2018, to May 31, 2019.

Intensive multidisciplinary feeding intervention for patients with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder associated with severe food selectivity: An electronic health record review.

Objective: Expert consensus increasingly recognizes intensive multidisciplinary intervention (IMI) as the standard of care to address chronic and severe feeding problems in pediatric populations. In this study, we examined the clinical presentation, intervention characteristics, and treatment outcomes for young children receiving IMI for avoidant restrictive rood intake disorder (ARFID) involving nutritional insufficiencies associated with severe food selectivity.

Method: We followed the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology statement to conduct this retrospective chart review.