The effect of an osmotic contrast agent on complete meconium evacuation in preterm infants

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Haiden, Nadja ^a   Norooz, Florentine ^a   Klebermass Schrehof, Kathrin ^a   Horak, Anna Sophie ^a   Jilma, Bernd ^a   Berger, Angelika ^a   Repa, Andreas ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Enteral feedings; Gastrografin; Hospital stay; Meconium passage; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIATRIZOATE; OSMOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; WATER; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE PLUS SODIUM DIATRIZOATE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECONIUM; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; NUTRITIONAL TOLERANCE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HYPOTENSION; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH IRRITATION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AUSTRIA; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFECATION; DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MECONIUM;

EID: 84870480839     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-3634     Document Type: Article

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