A standardized nutrition approach for very low birth weight neonates improves outcomes, reduces cost and is not associated with increased rates of necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis or mortality

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 851-857

  Butler, T J ^a   Szekely, L J ^a   Grow, J L ^a  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

coagulase negative Staphlococcal infections; necrotizing enterocolitis; standardization; very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST MILK; CALORIC INTAKE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIETARY INTAKE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84887051870     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.66     Document Type: Article

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