Transpyloric tube feeding in very low birthweight infants with suspected gastroesophageal reflux: Impact on apnea and bradycardia

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 372-375

  Malcolm, W F ^a   Smith, P B ^a   Mears, S ^b   Goldberg, R N ^a   Cotten, C M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRADYCARDIA; BREAST MILK; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBE FEEDING; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; PYLORUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 67349252456     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.234     Document Type: Article

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