Evaluation of nutrition status of very preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units using different growth indicators.

Na WangJia ZhangZhangbin YuBin TangLin ZhangYujie YinZengqin WangShuangshuang LiShanyu JiangWeiwei HouYan GaoHuaiyan WangXiaoqing ChenXiaoyi DengYi LuLingling ZhuLin BoShu-Ping Han

Published in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2021)

Indicator III, change in weight z-score from birth to discharge (adjusted for birth weight z-score, gestational age, and time to regain birth weight), appears to be the most accurate for evaluating the quality of nutrition in the NICU.

Keyphrases

birth weight
gestational age
preterm infants
physical activity
preterm birth
weight gain
low birth weight
intensive care unit
body mass index
weight loss
high resolution
gastric bypass
pregnant women
quality improvement
body weight
mass spectrometry
mechanical ventilation
roux en y gastric bypass
obese patients