Induction of early meconium evacuation promotes feeding tolerance in very low birth weight infants

Neonatology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-72

  Shim, So Yeon ^b   Kim, Han Suk ^a   Kim, Do Hyun ^a   Kim, Ee Kyung ^a   Son, Dong Woo ^b   Kim, Beyong Il ^a   Choi, Jung Hwan ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Full enteral feeding; Glycerin enema; Meconium; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; GLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; MECONIUM; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ENEMA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MECONIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347356446     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100804     Document Type: Article

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