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Cardiology

2016

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A Quality Improvement Project For The Evaluation And Management Of Possible Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Single Ventricle Patients, Laura Miller-Smith, Jennifer Flint, Lisa Laddish Dec 2016

A Quality Improvement Project For The Evaluation And Management Of Possible Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Single Ventricle Patients, Laura Miller-Smith, Jennifer Flint, Lisa Laddish

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Background:

Infants with single ventricle (SV) physiology are at high risk for interstage complications, including necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The underlying pathophysiology and age at presentation differs from NEC literature described in premature infants, making NEC in SV patients challenging to diagnose and treat. We perceive significant variability in the approach to possible NEC in SV patients at our institution.

Aims:

To identify variability & standardize the approach to management of NEC

To create a management algorithm for diagnosing and treating NEC

Methods:

After review of current practice and review of medical literature, an algorithm to guide medical decision making specific …


Obstacles To Introducing A Post-Operative Feeding Protocol In The Single Ventricle Population, Lisa Laddish, Laura Miller-Smith, Jennifer Flint Dec 2016

Obstacles To Introducing A Post-Operative Feeding Protocol In The Single Ventricle Population, Lisa Laddish, Laura Miller-Smith, Jennifer Flint

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Objective:

To decrease the morbidity associated with feeding complications by implementing a post-operative feeding protocol for infants with single ventricle physiology