TY  - JOUR
T1  - Nutrition of children with complex congenital heart anomalies
A1  - Arlinda Maloku
A1  - Ramush Bejiqi
A1  - Aferdita Mustafa
A1  - Naim Zeka
A1  - Rinor Bejiqi
JF  - Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Education and Research
JO  - J Adv Pharm Educ Res
SN  - 2249-3379
Y1  - 2024
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
DO  - 10.51847/2xFZ3UXu51
SP  - 90
EP  - 93
N2  - Nutrition of children with complex congenital heart anomalies, admitted to the clinic, are complicated conditions with a range of symptoms, including faddiness and food refusal, which both result in reduced food intake Our goal was to determine the frequency of feeding issues and the characteristics that predicted them, in children who had open heart surgery during the neonatal and early childhood periods The research was conducted at the Pediatric Clinic, in the Cardiology and Intensive Care Department of the University Clinical Centre of Prishtina. 70 children were included in the study. The children were divided into two groups: the research group which included 40 and the control group with 30 children. The research group included children who underwent one of the forms of the Fontan procedure, while the control group included healthy children. We found that 70% of the children after cardiac surgery intervention had eating issues. At the time of the study, 12 children had subnormal weights and heights, 28 children had refused to eat or lack of appetite and nutrition was a serious issue. In addition, kids with feeding issues typically ate fewer portions than those without eating issues. Individuals who have had repeated heart surgeries and related abnormalities are susceptible to eating problems‎.
UR  - https://japer.in/article/nutrition-of-children-with-complex-congenital-heart-anomalies-aneqeuzxuhd07mn
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