[Dysphagia] NICU vent feeding question

[andreamoll at sbcglobal.net (Andrea Tobochnik)]

The therapist who works with babies in the NICU at our hospital asked 
me to post this question to the group.  She has a preemie born at 24 
weeks, now 4 months old which is just term corrected age, tracheal 
stenosis required tracheostomy, on vent, rate of 40.  It was suggested 
at team meeting to try bottle feeding, but she felt that the vent rate 
was too high.  She has never fed babies with vent rate above 10.  Does 
anyone else have experience with this, or advice?
Thanks,
Andrea Tobochnik, MS,CCCSLP
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, MI