Oral Aversion in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

• Published in: Pediatric critical care medicine Vol. 23; no. 3; p. e171
• Main Authors: Goldstein, Stephanie A, Watkins, Kimberly J, Lowery, Ray E, Yu, Sunkyung, Knight, Rachel M, Drayton, Amy K, Sayers, Laura, Gaies, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Cardiopulmonary Bypass - adverse effects; Child; Cohort Studies; Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors

Neonates undergoing cardiac surgery are at risk for oral aversion (OA). OA is not well described outside of the index hospitalization and impacts patients and families. We evaluated the prevalence of OA at 1 year old after neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery. Retrospective cohort study. Si...