Gastric residual evaluation in preterm neonates: A useful monitoring technique or a hindrance?

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 335-340

  Li, Yue Feng ^a   Lin, Hung Chih ^b   Torrazza, Roberto Murgas ^c   Parker, Leslie ^d   Talaga, Elizabeth ^d   Neu, Josef ^c  

^a Bao an Maternity and Child Health Hospital   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

gastric residual volume; gastric residuals; nasogastric orogastric; necrotizing enterocolitis; preterm very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEEDING INTOLERANCE; GASTRIC RESIDUAL; HUMAN; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH EMPTYING; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH JUICE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC;

EID: 84908051886     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2014.02.008     Document Type: Review

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