Time to Full Enteral Feeding for Very Low‐Birth‐Weight Infants Varies Markedly Among Hospitals Worldwide But May Not Be Associated With Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: The NEOMUNE‐NeoNutriNet Cohort Study

de Waard, Marita; Li, Yanqi; Zhu, Yanna; Idowu Ayede, Adejumoke; Berrington, Janet; H. Bloomfield, Frank; O. Busari, Olubunmi; E. Cormack, Barbara; D. Embleton, Nicholas; B. van Goudoever, Johannes; Greisen, Gorm; He, Zhongqian; Huang, Yan; Li, Xiaodong; Lin, Hung‐Chih; Mei, Jiaping; P. Meier, Paula; Nie, Chuan; L. Patel, Aloka; Ritz, Christian; Torp Sangild, Per; Skeath, Tom; Simmer, Karen; Oluwatoyin Tongo, Olukemi; S. Uhlenfeldt, Signe; Ye, Sufen; Ye, Xuqiang; Zhang, Chunyi; Zhou, Ping

doi:10.1002/jpen.1466

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Time to Full Enteral Feeding for Very Low‐Birth‐Weight Infants Varies Markedly Among Hospitals Worldwide But May Not Be Associated With Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: The NEOMUNE‐NeoNutriNet Cohort Study

Published in Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition • Nov 22, 2018

Authors:

Marita de Waard

Yanqi Li

Yanna Zhu

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Transition to enteral feeding is difficult for very low-birth-weight (VLBW; ≤1500 g) infants, and optimal nutrition is important for clinical outcomes. METHOD: Data on feeding practices and short-term clinical outcomes (growth, necrotizing enterocolitis [NEC], mortality) in VLBW infants ...

Subject

Necrotizing enterocolitis

Enteral administration

Medicine

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