Efficacy of prophylactic oral erythromycin to improve enteral feeding tolerance in preterm infants: A randomised controlled study

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 952-956

  Mohammadizadeh, Majid ^a   Ghazinour, M ^a   Iranpour, R ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Erythromycin; Feeding intolerance; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTERAL FEEDING INTOLERANCE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PREMATURITY; PYLORUS STENOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH LAVAGE; VOMITING;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MOTILIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951833472     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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