Impact of a Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan (SCAMP) on growth in infants with CHD

Abstract

Growth failure is prevalent among infants with CHD. A Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan was introduced at Boston Children's Hospital's cardiac medical ward to identify patients with growth failure, evaluate relevant contributing conditions, and recommend a management plan including collaboration with nutrition physicians.Objective The objective of this study was to determine whether enrolled patients had improved growth compared with historical controls.Methods A total of 29 patients were enrolled in the period July, 2013-June, 2014. In all, 42 historical controls who met eligibility criteria for enrolment were selected for comparison from patients admitted to the same ward in the period June, 2010-June, 2011. Patients with CHD aged <1 year , with growth failure defined as weight-for-age z-score