TY - JOUR
T1 - Results of an International Survey on Feeding Management in Infants With Short Bowel Syndrome-Associated Intestinal Failure
AU - Verlato, Giovanna
AU - Hill, Susan
AU - European Reference Network on Rare and Inherited Congenital Anomalies (ERNICA)
AU - Jonkers-Schuitema, Cora
AU - Macdonald, Sarah
AU - Guimber, Dominique
AU - Echochard-Dugelay, Emmanuelle
AU - Pulvirenti, Rebecca
AU - Lambe, Cecile
AU - Tabbers, Merit
AU - Till, Holger
AU - Gasparella, Paolo
AU - Stockinger, Maria
AU - Kargl, Simon
AU - Fartacek, Renate
AU - Grizelj, Ruza
AU - Vukovic, Jurica
AU - Ifaoui, Inge
AU - Nielsen, Rasmus Gaardskaer
AU - Nerman, Jekaterina
AU - Simre, Kärt
AU - Merras-Salmio, Laura
AU - Pakarinen, Mikko
AU - Guimber, Dominique
AU - Gottrand, Frederic
AU - Lambe, Cecile
AU - Goulet, Olivier
AU - Dugelay, Emmanuelle
AU - Hugot, Jean Pierre
AU - Wessel, Lucas
AU - Felcht, Judith
AU - Áron, Cseh
AU - Kálmán, Attila
AU - Verlato, Giovanna
AU - Boscolo, Veronica
AU - Urbonas, Vaidotas
AU - Parnarauskiene, Juste
AU - Bentsen, Beint S.
AU - Rut, Thomassen A.
AU - Prat, Jordi
AU - De los Santos Mercedes, Mariela
AU - Lopez, Manuel
AU - Molino, Jose Andres
AU - Boluda, Esther Ramos
AU - Martínez, Leopoldo
AU - Arnell, Henrik
AU - Wahlstedt, Christina
AU - Tabbers, Merit
AU - Jonkers, Cora
AU - de Koning, Barbara
AU - Kastelijn, Wendy
N1 - This research is supported by the European Reference Network for
rare Inherited and Congenital Anomalies (ERNICA)—Project ID
739544. ERNICA is partly co-funded by the European Union within
the framework of the Third Health Programme ‘‘ERN-2016— Framework Partnership Agreement 2017–2021".
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PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - Objectives: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a complex and rare condition (incidence 1200/100,000 live births) that requires a multidisciplinary team approach to management. In January 2019, the first European Reference Network on Rare and Inherited Congenital Anomalies (ERNICA) Intestinal Failure (IF) workshop was held. Several questions about the strategies used in managing IF associated with SBS were devised. The aim of our study was to collect data on the enteral feeding strategies adopted by the ERNICA centres. Methods: A questionnaire (36 questions) about strategies used to introduce enteral nutrition post-operatively and start complementary food/solids in infants with SBS associated IF was developed and sent to 24 centres in 15 countries that participated in the ERNICA-IF workshop. The answers were collated and compared with the literature. Results: There was a 100% response rate. In infants, enteral nutrition was introduced as soon as possible, ideally within 24–48 hours post-small intestinal surgical resection. In 10 of 24 centres, bolus feeding was used, in nine continuous, and in five a combination of both. Twenty-three centres used mothers’ own milk as the first choice of feed with extensively hydrolysed feed, amino acid-based feed, donor human milk or standard preterm/term formula as the second choice. Although 22 centres introduced complementary/solid food by 6 months of age, food choice varied greatly between centres and appeared to be culturally based. Conclusions: There is diversity in post-surgical enteral feeding strategies among centres in Europe. Further multi-centre studies could help to increase evidence-based medicine and management on this topic.
AB - Objectives: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a complex and rare condition (incidence 1200/100,000 live births) that requires a multidisciplinary team approach to management. In January 2019, the first European Reference Network on Rare and Inherited Congenital Anomalies (ERNICA) Intestinal Failure (IF) workshop was held. Several questions about the strategies used in managing IF associated with SBS were devised. The aim of our study was to collect data on the enteral feeding strategies adopted by the ERNICA centres. Methods: A questionnaire (36 questions) about strategies used to introduce enteral nutrition post-operatively and start complementary food/solids in infants with SBS associated IF was developed and sent to 24 centres in 15 countries that participated in the ERNICA-IF workshop. The answers were collated and compared with the literature. Results: There was a 100% response rate. In infants, enteral nutrition was introduced as soon as possible, ideally within 24–48 hours post-small intestinal surgical resection. In 10 of 24 centres, bolus feeding was used, in nine continuous, and in five a combination of both. Twenty-three centres used mothers’ own milk as the first choice of feed with extensively hydrolysed feed, amino acid-based feed, donor human milk or standard preterm/term formula as the second choice. Although 22 centres introduced complementary/solid food by 6 months of age, food choice varied greatly between centres and appeared to be culturally based. Conclusions: There is diversity in post-surgical enteral feeding strategies among centres in Europe. Further multi-centre studies could help to increase evidence-based medicine and management on this topic.
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U2 - 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003269
DO - 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003269
M3 - Article
C2 - 34338235
AN - SCOPUS:85120521383
SN - 0277-2116
VL - 73
SP - 647
EP - 653
JO - Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
JF - Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
IS - 5
ER -