Continuous milk feeding versus intermittent bolus feeding in preterm infants

Early Human Development

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL2, 2013, Pages

  Dani, Carlo ^a   Pratesi, Simone ^a   Barp, Jacopo ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Continuous feeding; Enteral feeding; Intermittent feeding; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CONTINUOUS FEEDING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT FEEDING; INTERMITTENT BOLUS FEEDING; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREMATURITY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

CONTINUOUS FEEDING; ENTERAL FEEDING; INTERMITTENT FEEDING; PRETERM INFANTS;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MILK, HUMAN; NEONATOLOGY;

EID: 84885847260     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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