A light/dark cycle in the NICU accelerates body weight gain and shortens time to discharge in preterm infants

Early Human Development

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 535-540

  Vásquez Ruiz, Samuel ^a   Maya Barrios, José Alfonso ^b   Torres Narváez, Patricia ^b   Vega Martínez, Benito Rubén ^a   Rojas Granados, Adelina ^c   Escobar, Carolina ^c   Ángeles Castellanos, Manuel ^c  

^a HOSPITAL JUÁREZ DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chronotherapy; Circadian rhythms; Melatonin; Neonatology

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHRONOTHERAPY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MEXICO; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; DARKNESS; HEART RATE; LIGHT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OXIMETRY; SALIVA;

DARKNESS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGHT; MELATONIN; MEXICO; MILK, HUMAN; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SALIVA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84905406374     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.04.015     Document Type: Article

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