Infant & Toddler Short Gut Feeding Outcomes Study

Infant & Toddler Short Gut Feeding Outcomes Study

The purpose of this study is to better understand why children with short gut develop feeding problems.

We seek to identify characteristics of our patients' histories that are associated with feeding problems in the context of availability of early prophylactic occupational therapy. We plan to review our most recent four years' experience in children with short gut syndrome with onset in early infancy who initially required home parenteral nutrition to identify risk factors or clusters of risk factors associated with food aversion.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients seen in home-TPN clinic since July of 2008 with:
• Intestinal failure
• Short gut
• Onset < 3 months of age
• Received home parenteral nutrition following initial hospital discharge
• Less than 7 years of age at time of study
• Must have at least 1 parent/legal guradian willing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not seen in home TPN clinic
• Short gut with onset >3 months
• No parents/legal guradians willing to participate in the study