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Organic and non-organic failure to thrive Traditionally, infants and children who were having trouble gaining weight and growing were considered to have ‘Failure to thrive’ (FTT) which is an outdated term and now we talk about ‘Faltering growth’. What about the classification or ‘organic failure to thrive’ and ‘non-organic’ or ‘psychosocial failure to thrive’? Are these outdated terms too? Many would say so, with the suggestion that faltering growth is such a complex condition that this simplistic approach is redundant. In a retrospective note review, Tiwari M et al (J Paediatrics and Child Health 2023;59(10):1115–1121.https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.16462) have examined the biopsychosocial features of children admitted to a paediatric inpatient unit with FTT. They have used the traditional classifications of those with underlying medical complexities (categorised as organic FTT – OFTT) and those with none (categorised as non-organic FTT – NOFTT), but they have focused on the four suggested...

Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - December 14, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Miscellanea Source Type: research