Fecal Elastase in Preterm Infants to Predict Growth Outcomes.

Lindsay F HolzapfelAmy B HairGeoffrey A PreidisTripti HalderHeeju YangJana P UngerSteven FreedmanCamilia R Martin

Published in: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition (2022)

Fecal ELA1 in preterm infants fed exclusive human milk diet increases with postnatal age. Although pancreatic function in preterm infants may serve as a biological contributor to early postnatal growth failure, additional studies using fecal ELA1 as a predictive biomarker for growth failure are needed in larger cohorts.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
human milk
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
preterm birth
insulin resistance