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Longitudinal study of the growth of infants with isolated Robin sequence considered being severe cases

2008; Wiley; Volume: 97; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00664.x

1651-2227

Ilza Lazarini Marques, Heloísa Bettiol, Luiz de Souza, Marco Antônio Barbieri, Maria I Bachega,

Congenital heart defects research

Abstract Aim: To study the growth of infants with isolated Robin sequence (IRS) considered being severe cases during the first 6 months of life. Methods: Twenty infants with IRS, considered being severe cases were followed in a pure prospective longitudinal study. Feeding facilitating techniques were applied to all infants after airway disobstruction and a hypercaloric diet was offered. Weight and length were measured at birth and at 2‐month intervals until 6 months of age. Results: The infants with severe IRS under study showed impaired weight and length growth from birth to 6 months of age when the values were compared to the NCHS2000 reference. Conclusions: Malnutrition persisted in infants with severe IRS during the first 6 months of life despite the use of special diet and techniques developed for clinical recovery of this anomaly.