Minimal enteral feeding reduces the risk of sepsis in feed-intolerant very low birth weight newborns

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-35

  Terrin, Gianluca ^a   Passariello, Annalisa ^a   Canani, Roberto Berni ^a   Manguso, Francesco ^b   Paludetto, Roberto ^a   Cascioli, Concetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric residuals; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Nutrition; Parenteral nutrition; Preterm neonates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 57449105684     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00987.x     Document Type: Article

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