A thickened formula does not reduce apneas related to gastroesophageal reflux in preterm infants

Neonatology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-102

  Corvaglia, Luigi ^a,b   Spizzichino, Monica ^a   Aceti, Arianna ^a   Legnani, Elena ^a   Mariani, Elisa ^a   Martini, Silvia ^a   Battistini, Barbara ^a   Faldella, Giacomo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apnea of prematurity; Gastroesophageal reflux; pH impedance monitoring; Polysomnography; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

AMYLOPECTIN; PEPSIN A;

APNEA; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN APNEA; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARCH THICKENED PRETERM FORMULA; ARTIFICIAL MILK; GASTRIC PH MONITORING; INFANT DISEASE; VISCOSITY;

APNEA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84869222718     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000342703     Document Type: Article

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