TY - JOUR
T1 - Remote monitoring for neonates requiring continued nasogastric tube feeding
T2 - implementation, patient characteristics, and early outcomes
AU - Fisher, Christina
AU - Haag, Meredith
AU - Douglas, Angela
AU - Kayhani, Arnette
AU - Warren, Jamie B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - Objective: Our neonatal intensive care unit utilizes remote patient monitoring to facilitate hospital discharge with nasogastric tube (NGT) feeds. Program implementation, patient characteristics, and initial outcomes are described. Study design: Data was collected prospectively in this implementation study. Descriptive statistics define weight gain, number of NGT feed days, number of days on monitoring, and physician time spent. Patient characteristics, readmissions, and implementation details are described. Results: One-hundred and four babies consented to and completed data collection. Average weight gain on monitoring was 31.4 g/day (SD 10.2). Eighty-nine babies (85.6%) achieved full oral feeds while on the program, requiring a median 5 NGT feed days (IQR 2–13) and a median 15 days on monitoring (IQR 11–27). Average physician time spent was 9.1 min per day (SD 3.7). Six babies (5.8%) had unscheduled readmissions while on the program. Conclusion: Remote monitoring programs can facilitate discharge for babies with continued NGT needs.
AB - Objective: Our neonatal intensive care unit utilizes remote patient monitoring to facilitate hospital discharge with nasogastric tube (NGT) feeds. Program implementation, patient characteristics, and initial outcomes are described. Study design: Data was collected prospectively in this implementation study. Descriptive statistics define weight gain, number of NGT feed days, number of days on monitoring, and physician time spent. Patient characteristics, readmissions, and implementation details are described. Results: One-hundred and four babies consented to and completed data collection. Average weight gain on monitoring was 31.4 g/day (SD 10.2). Eighty-nine babies (85.6%) achieved full oral feeds while on the program, requiring a median 5 NGT feed days (IQR 2–13) and a median 15 days on monitoring (IQR 11–27). Average physician time spent was 9.1 min per day (SD 3.7). Six babies (5.8%) had unscheduled readmissions while on the program. Conclusion: Remote monitoring programs can facilitate discharge for babies with continued NGT needs.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41372-023-01732-2
DO - 10.1038/s41372-023-01732-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 37468613
AN - SCOPUS:85165201352
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 43
SP - 1125
EP - 1130
JO - Journal of Perinatology
JF - Journal of Perinatology
IS - 9
ER -