Nutrition for Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease Clinical Pathway — CICU
Nutrition for Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease Clinical Pathway — CICU
NPO for Surgery
- If patient remains on PN and surgical date is known in advance, may order PN at 80-100 mL/kg/d for the night before surgery when they are NPO.
- If patient has been weaned off PN preoperatively with oral intake meeting 100 mL/kg/d, may continue to feed ad lib and start intravenous fluids once made NPO in preparation for surgery.
- Do NOT reorder PN on the day of surgery.
- Recommended postoperative intravenous fluids of Dextrose 5%, 0.45% NaCl (unless custom fluids are indicated).