Slow versus rapid enteral feeding advancement in preterm newborn infants 1000-1499 g: A randomized controlled trial

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-46

  Krishnamurthy, Sriram ^a   Gupta, Piyush ^a   Debnath, Sanjib ^a   Gomber, Sunil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Enteral feeding advancement; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Preterm newborn infants

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71949112422     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01519.x     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. LaGamma EF, Ostertag SG, Birenbaum H. Failure of delayed oral feedings to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis. Am J Dis Child 1985 139 : 385 389.
2. Berseth CL, Nordyke C. Enteral nutrients promote postnatal maturation of intestinal motor activity in preterm infants. Am J Physiol 1993 264 : G1046 51.
3. Book LS, Herbst JJ, Jung AL. Comparison of fast and slow feeding rate schedules to the development of necrotizing enterocolitis. J Pediatr 1976 89 : 463 466.
4. Rayyis S, Ambalavanan N, Wright L, Carlo WA. Randomized trial of "slow" versus "fast" feed advancements on the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants. J Pediatr 1999 134 : 293 297.
5. Caple J, Armentrout D, Huseby V, Halbardier B, Garcia J, Sparks JW, et al. Randomized, controlled trial of slow versus rapid feeding volume advancement in preterm infants. Pediatrics 2004 114 : 1597 1600.
6. Salhotra A, Ramji S. Slow versus fast enteral feed advancement in very low birth weight infants: a randomized control trial. Indian Pediatr 2004 41 : 435 441.
7. McGuire W, Bombell S. Slow advancement of enteral feed volumes to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008 2 : CD001241.
8. Anderson DM, Kliegman RM. The relationship of neonatal alimentation practices to the occurrence of endemic necrotizing enterocolitis. Am J Perinatol 1991 8 : 62 7.
9. McKeown RE, Marsh TD, Amarnath U, Garrison CZ, Addy CL, Thompson SJ et al. Role of delayed feeding and of feeding increments in necrotizing enterocolitis. J Pediatr 1992 121 : 764 770.
10. Stagle TA, Gross SJ. Effect of early low-volume enteral substrate on subsequent feeding tolerance in very low birth weight infants. J Pediatr 1988 113 : 526 531.
11. Berseth CL. Effect of early feeding on maturation of the preterm infant's small intestine. J Pediatr 1992 120 : 947 953.
12. Berseth CL, Bisquera JA, Paje VU. Prolonging small feeding volumes early in life decreases the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants. Pediatrics 2003 111 : 529 534.
13. Ballard JL, Khoury JC, Wedig K, Wang L, Eilers-Walsman BL, Lipp R. New Ballard Score, expanded to include extremely premature infants. J Pediatr 1991 119 : 417 423.
14. Henderson-Smart DJ. Recurrent apnea in the newborn. In : Moyer Virginia A, Elliott Elizabeth J, Gilbert R, editors. Evidence based pediatrics and child health. 2nd ed. Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2004, pp. 483 486.
15. Bell MJ, Ternberg JL, Feigin RD, Keating JP, Marshall R, Barton L, et al. Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Therapeutic decisions based upon clinical staging. Ann Surg 1978 187 : 1 7.
16. Flidel-Rimon O, Friedman S, Lev E, Juster-Reicher A, Amitay M, Shinwell ES. Early enteral feeding and nosocomial sepsis in very low birthweight infants. Arch Dis Child 2004 89 : F289 92.
17. Stoll BJ, Hansen NI, Adams-Chapman I, Fanaroff AA, Hintz SR, Vohr B, et al. Neurodevelopmental and growth impairment among extremely low-birth-weight infants with neonatal infection. JAMA 2004 292 : 2357 2365.
18. Quigley MA, Henderson G, Anthony MY, McGuire W. Formula milk versus donor breastmilk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 4 : CD002971.
19. Flidel-Rimon O, Branski D, Shinwell ES. The fear of necrotizing enterocolitis versus achieving optimal growth in preterm infants - an opinion. Acta Pediatr 2006 95 : 1341 1344.
20. Premji S, Chessell L. Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for premature infants less than 1500 grams. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003 1 : CD001819.
21. Dsilna A, Christensson K, Alfredsson L, Lagercrantz H, Blennow M. Continuous feeding promotes gastrointestinal tolerance and growth in very low birth weight infants. J Pediatr 2005 147 : 43 9.
22. Silvestre MA, Morbach CA, Brans YW, Shankaran S. A prospective randomized trial comparing continuous versus intermittent feeding methods in very low birth weight neonates. J Pediatr 1996 128 : 748 752.