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KMID : 1161220230660010032
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
2023 Volume.66 No. 1 p.32 ~ p.37
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A thickened formula reduces feeding-associated oxygen desaturation and bradycardia in preterm infants
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Lee Ga-Young
Lee Ju-Young
Jeon Ga-Won
Jun Yong-Hoon
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Abstract
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Background: Although preterm infants often experience desaturation or bradycardia during oral feeding, specific guidelines for its management are lacking.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a commercial thickened formula (TF) on oxygen saturation and heart rate stabilization during oral feeding in preterm infants.
Methods: This retrospective study included 122 infants born at a median (interquartile range [IQR]) 31+6 weeks (29+4 ?34+6 weeks) of gestation weighing 1,725 g (1,353?2,620 g) and fed commercial cornstarch-containing TF due to feeding-associated desaturation or bradycardia. We excluded infants fed TF to treat symptomatic regurgitation. Desaturation and bradycardia events were compared between 3 days prior to the change and 3 days after the change to TF. Desaturation and bradycardia were defined as SpO2 <85% and heart rate <100 beats/min during or immediately after oral bottle feeding, respectively.
Results: The median (IQR) postmenstrual age and weight were 36+1 weeks (34+6?38+0 weeks) and 2,395 g (2,160?2,780 g), respectively, at the time of change to TF. The frequency of desaturation significantly decreased after TF feeding (median [IQR]: 2.3 [1.3?3.3] events/day vs. 0.3 [0?1.7] events/day, P< 0.001). Bradycardia also decreased after TF feeding (0.3 [0?1] events/day vs. 0 [0?0.7] events/day, P=0.006). There were no cases of diarrhea or electrolyte abnormalities after TF feeding. Defecation frequency decreased (P=0.037), and polyethylene glycol was prescribed to 27% of the TF-fed infants. In a subgroup analysis of 16 infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, the frequency of desaturation was reduced (2.3 [1.8?3.8] events/day vs. 0.5 [0?1.5] events/day, P=0.042), and weight gain improved (22.5 [3.1?36.3] g/day vs. 41.3 [28.1?55.1] g/day, P=0.019), after TF feeding.
Conclusion: TF feeding significantly reduces oral feeding-associated oxygen desaturation and bradycardia in preterm infants. TF may be useful for stabilizing oxygen saturation and heart rate among preterm infants with difficulties in oral feeding.
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KEYWORD
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Infant nutritional physiological phenomena, Bottle feeding, Feeding behavior, Thickened
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