Objective: To investigate the effect of short-term nutritional support on improving preoperative nutritional status of infants with non-restrictive ventricular septal defect.
Methods: A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted from June 2021 to December 2021 at a provincial children's hospital in China. The difference of nutritional status between the intervention group and the control group after short-term nutritional support was compared.
Results: After one month of nutritional support, the weight, STRONGkids score, albumin, prealbumin, and hemoglobin in the intervention group significantly were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The postoperative intensive care time and discharge time of the two groups significantly were lower in the intervention group than those in the control group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: The preoperative nutritional support of 1 month for infants with non-restrictive ventricular septal defect can effectively improve their preoperative nutritional status and promote postoperative recovery.