Improving preterm infant outcomes: Implementing an evidence-based oral feeding advancement protocol in the neonatal intensive care unit

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 346-353

  Kish, Mary Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Oral feeding advancement protocol; Oral feeding protocol; Preterm oral feeding advancement protocol; Preterm oral feeding protocol

Indexed keywords

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; SUCKING; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84928156019     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: 15360911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000099     Document Type: Article

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