Comparison of Time Taken for Feeding Stable Preterm Babies Between Regular Nurse Feeding and Feeding with Feed Rail-A Randomized, Controlled Study.
Indian J Pediatr
; 89(1): 19-24, 2022 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the variation of feeding rate and time taken for feeds between manual and automated feeding via feed rail.METHODS:
Stable preterm babies weighing between 1 and 2 kg, on partial or full enteral feeds via gavage were randomized into gravity and feed rail feeding group, respectively. Ten nurses and 4 babies were paired to form 40 nurse-baby pairs for the study. Forty feeding events in each groups were recorded.RESULTS:
The median duration of feeding in the feed rail group was 18.5 min compared to 15 min in nurse-led feeding (p = 0.34). Feeding rate corrected for bodyweight ranged between 0.8 and 2.3 mL/kg/min in the feed rail group compared to 2.5 and 8.9 mL/kg/min in the control (manual gravity feed) group. This difference in the feed rate variation was statistically significant (p value of <0.0001). The median feed rate with feedrail was 1.3 mL/min as compared to 4.1 mL/min with manual gravity feeds. During the feed rail feeding, nurses were hands-free for 80% of the time.CONCLUSION:
Feed rail feeding results in slow, sustained, and minimal variation in gravity feeding at a rate of 1 to 2 mL/kg/min without affecting the feeding duration compared to manual nurse-led feeding. TRIAL REGISTERED Clinical Trials Registry India (CTRI/2020/06/025958).Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Enterocolite Necrosante
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Doenças do Prematuro
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Limite:
Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Indian J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Índia