Weight improvement with the use of protein and energy enriched nutritional formula in infants with a prolonged PICU stay.

Renate D EveleensD K DungenS C A T VerbruggenJ M HulstK F M Joosten

Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2018)

The majority of infants with a prolonged PICU stay showed weight improvement when using PE-formula. PE-formula was well tolerated because gastrointestinal symptoms only occurred in few infants.

Keyphrases

human milk
body mass index
physical activity
weight loss
weight gain
body weight
sleep quality
preterm infants
small molecule
preterm birth