Prebiotic oligosaccharides reduce stool viscosity and accelerate gastrointestinal transport in preterm infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 843-848

  Mihatsch, Walter ^a,c   Hoegel, Josep ^b   Pohlandt, Frank ^b  

^a Deaconry Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c Kinderklinik ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Feeding intolerance; Gastrointestinal transport time; Prebiotics; Premature infants; Stool consistency; Stool hardness; Stool viscosity

Indexed keywords

CARMINIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOOL VISCOSITY;

BODY WEIGHT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACEBOS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33747611235     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500486652     Document Type: Article

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