Effect of Early Parenteral Nutrition Discontinuation on Time to Regain Birth Weight in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Lucy Mary PerremJana SemberovaAnne O'SullivanEmily A KieranColm P F O'DonnellMartin John WhiteJan Miletin

Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2019)

In VLBW infants, early PICC removal at an enteral feed volume of 100 mL/kg/day compared with later removal at 140 mL/kg/day resulted in a significant delay in time to regain birth weight, and this delay was more pronounced in infants <1000 g.

Keyphrases

birth weight
gestational age
low birth weight
weight gain
preterm birth
preterm infants
human milk
body mass index
gastric bypass
weight loss
bariatric surgery
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