Abstract
Enteral feeding is challenging in preterm infants because of gastrointestinal (GI) immaturity. Electrogastrography (EGG) is a non-invasive technology that measures gastric myoelectrical activity and can be utilized to measure changes that occur with maturation at different gestational ages (GA). Three gastric rhythms (GR) exist between 0.5–9 cycles per minute (cpm), namely, bradygastria (0.5 ≤ GR < 2 cpm), normogastria (2 ≤ GR < 4 cpm), and tachygastria (4 ≤ GR < 9 cpm). We aimed to characterize EGG-derived parameters for different GA by quantifying (1) power spectral density (PSD) and its spectral means at three GR bands (i.e., mPSDGR) and (2) the percent (%) time spent in each band. Data analyzed was from a longitudinal cohort of preterm infants (n = 51) born at early, mid, and term GA of < 29, 29–33, and ≥ 37 weeks, respectively. Weekly EGG monitoring was performed until 40 weeks’ postmenstrual age or discharge. Pre-, during, and post-feed data were analyzed for mPSDGR at each GR band. Also, % bradygastria, % normogastria, and % tachygastria were calculated by continuous wavelet transform analysis. Results showed (1) mPSD values in normogastria and tachygastria during feeding increased with advancing GA, and (2) % normogastria increased with advancing GA regardless of GR ranges, suggesting EGG may measure GI maturity in preterm infants.
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