Use of a Digital Monitoring Platform to Improve Outcomes in Infants With a Single Ventricle

Author:

Vergales Jeffrey1,Peregoy Leslie1,Zalewski Jodi2,Plummer Sarah Tyler2

Affiliation:

1. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

2. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

Abstract

Background: Despite advances, infants with single ventricle heart disease continue to have high morbidity and mortality in the first year of life. Home monitoring programs (HMPs) have reduced mortality and have grown to use integrative digital platforms. The objective was to evaluate how implementation of a digital HMP platform affects nutritional outcomes in infants undergoing staged single ventricle palliation. Methods: We conducted a retrospective, multicenter, observational study of all infants who required a neonatal operation as part of staged single ventricle palliation between 2013 and 2018. Patients were excluded if less than 35 weeks’ gestation or underwent biventricular repair in the first year of life. Implementation of a digital monitoring platform that allows for secure monitoring of nasogastric feed advancement and oxygen saturation occurred in 2016, creating the two groups in a similar surgical era. Results: There were 38 patients who fell under a standard HMP compared to 31 utilizing the digital platform. There was no difference in baseline demographics, anatomy, or preoperative factors between the groups. Use of a digital platform was associated with reduced postoperative length of stay (30.1 vs 33.1 days, P = .04). More children in the digital platform monitoring group were able to achieve oral feeding at one year of age (90% vs 68%, P = .03). A total of 25% of infants went home with a nasogastric tube, all but one transitioning to full oral feeds. Conclusions: Use of a digital, fully electronic medical record (EMR)-integrated, comprehensive HMP was associated with shorter postoperative length of stay in neonates undergoing staged single ventricle palliation and allowed for higher rates of full oral feeding.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,General Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health,Surgery

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