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- The study aimed to explore how the length of tube feeding impacts the ability of preterm infants to successfully transition to oral feeding.
- Results showed a significant negative relationship between the duration of tube feeding and oral feeding success, suggesting that longer tube feeding may hinder this transition.
- No connections were found between tube feeding duration and infants' alert states, orally directed behaviors, or nutritive sucking, indicating that other factors may not influence the relationship as expected.
Article Abstract
Objective: Primary: to identify the potential relationship between duration of tube feeding and success of oral feeding in preterm infants; secondary: to identify the potential relationships among duration of tube feeding and alert behavioral states, orally directed behaviors, and nutritive sucking.
Design: A descriptive correlational study.
Setting: A Level III NICU at an inner-city hospital.
Participants: Twenty-eight preterm infants who were born between 28 and 32 weeks gestational age, were clinically stable, and were expected to have at least 1 week of tube feeding during their initial hospitalizations.
Methods: Data were collected daily from participants' electronic medical records and at one-time oral feeding evaluations within 48 hours after the removal of the feeding tube.
Results: We found a significant negative correlation between duration of tube feeding and oral feeding success (p = .000). We found no correlations between duration of tube feeding and alert behavioral states, orally directed behaviors, or nutritive sucking.
Conclusion: Although the duration of tube feeding is a nonmodifiable factor, preterm infants who are anticipated to have extended durations of tube feeding may be at risk for delayed oral feeding success.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2018.06.002 | DOI Listing |
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