Association between enteral feeding guideline implementation and early enteral nutrition in children with critical bronchiolitis: An uncontrolled before-after study.

Summary

A single-centre retrospective before-after study examining whether introducing a PICU enteral feeding guideline increased early enteral nutrition in infants under 24 months with critical bronchiolitis managed on non-invasive ventilation. Outcomes were the proportion reaching a defined share of dietary reference intake by 48 hours and during admission. Following guideline implementation, more patients achieved early feeding, with a non-significant increase in reaching goal feeds. It is a quality-improvement study rather than formal guidance, but is relevant to feeding practice on NIV.

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