Caffeine and Gastric Emptying Time in Very Preterm Neonates.

Antonios K GounarisIoanna N GriveaMaria BaltogianniEleni GounariGeorge AntonogeorgosFedra KokoriPolytimi PanagiotounakouMartha TheodorakiAikaterini KonstantinidiRozeta Sokou

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)

During caffeine treatment, a significantly delayed gastric emptying time was noted in all study neonates, especially in these with BW 1000-1500 g and those with GA ≥ 28 weeks. Further larger studies are necessary in order to confirm this interesting finding.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
pet ct
gestational age