Applying Methods for Postnatal Growth Assessment in the Clinical Setting: Evaluation in a Longitudinal Cohort of Very Preterm Infants.
Montserrat Izquierdo RenauVictoria Aldecoa-BilbaoCarla Balcells EsponeraBeatriz Del Rey Hurtado de MendozaMartin Iriondo SanzIsabel Iglesias-PlatasPublished in: Nutrients (2019)
The analysis of z-scores was better suited to identify postnatal growth faltering. PGF could be reduced by minimising initial weight loss and assuring adequate nutrition in patients at risk.
Keyphrases
- preterm infants
- weight loss
- end stage renal disease
- low birth weight
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- bariatric surgery
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- roux en y gastric bypass
- patient reported outcomes
- body mass index
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- patient reported
- weight gain