Does the use of glycerin laxatives decrease feeding intolerance in preterm infants?

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Shah, Vibhuti ^a,b   Chirinian, Nevart ^a   Lee, Shoo ^a,b,c   Singhal, Nalini ^d   Dow, Kim ^e   James, Andrew ^c   Mohamed, Ibrahim ^f   Rouvinez Bouali, Nicole ^g   Sankaran, Koravangattu ^h   Yee, Wendy ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding tolerance; Glycerin enema; Glycerin suppository; Glycerol; Newborn infant

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; GLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENTERAL FEEDING PUMP; FEEDING DISORDER; FEEDING INTOLERANCE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MECONIUM; PREMATURITY; SEPSIS; SUPPOSITORY;

EID: 80655145922     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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