Sterile water gastric drip in extremely low birthweight premature infants: A randomized trial

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 253-258

  Olney, Clayton J ^b   Huseby, Valerie ^a   Kennedy, Kathleen A ^a   Morris, Brenda Hook ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Pediatrix Obstetrix Center for Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremely low birthweight; Fluid and electrolytes; Patent ductus arteriosus; Sterile water gastric drip

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERILE WATER GAVAGE DRIP; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER;

EID: 23244443963     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870900     Document Type: Article

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