Implementing feeding guidelines for NICU patients <2000 g results in less variability in nutrition outcomes

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 515-518

  Street, Jennifer L ^a   Montgomery, Dianne ^a   Alder, Stephen C ^b   Lambert, Diane K ^a   Gerstmann, Dale R ^c   Christensen, Robert D ^a,d  

^a McKay Dee Hospital Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENTERIC FEEDING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 38149079962     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607106030006515     Document Type: Article

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