12:30-1:30pm ET | Walter E. Washington Convention Center | Room 149AB
Patients with a Single Ventricle Physiology (SVP) face significant short- and long-term growth challenges, particularly between the first- and second-staged surgical palliation. Suboptimal growth is multifactorial, but due in part to institutional variation in perioperative feeding initiation and advancement protocols, volume restriction of feeds, and inadequate caloric density. Furthermore, many of these infants are at increased risk for feeding problems owing to postoperative complications including marginal cardiac output, vocal cord paralysis, prolonged intubation, gastroesophageal reflux, and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). This program will discuss the importance of nutrition, emerging data, and the benefits of early fortification and optimization of an exclusive human milk diet as it pertains to patients with SVP.
TOPICS
SPEAKERS
Medical Director, The Heart Institute Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Medical Director, Cardiac Anesthesia Recovery Unit Division of Cardiology - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Professor of Pediatrics - University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Registered Dietitian, Division of Nutritional Therapy, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
APP Clinical Manager for CICU and Acute Care Cardiology The Heart Institute - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TARGET AUDIENCE
This 1-hour program is designed for the healthcare professional involved in the care of infants with single ventricle physiology, congenital heart disease, and/or undergoing cardiac surgery.
*This event is not part of WCPCCS 2023 as planned by the WCPCCS Program Committee. This event is neither sponsored nor endorsed by WCPCCS.