Display options
Share it on

Glob Pediatr Health. 2015 Jan 19;2:2333794X14567192. doi: 10.1177/2333794X14567192. eCollection 2015.

The Influence of Aggressive Parenteral Nutrition to Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants.

Global pediatric health

Ming-Yi Liu, Yi-Yin Chen, Shu-Hui Hu, Yu-Kuei Chen, Sue-Joan Chang

Affiliations

  1. Tainan Sin-Lau Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
  2. Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  3. Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan.
  4. National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

PMID: 27335933 PMCID: PMC4784588 DOI: 10.1177/2333794X14567192

Abstract

Background. To achieve the weight gain of preterm infants who are appropriate for gestational age without adverse effect, there should be no interruption in delivery of nutrients from time of birth. Methods. Twenty-eight very low birth weight infants were eligible for the study. Those administered conventional nutrition (amino acids 2 g/kg/day started on third day of life) were classified as the conventional support (CVS) group, and those administered aggressive early nutrition (amino acid 2 g/kg/day started on first day of life) were classified as the aggressive support (AGS) group. Results. The days babies took to reach the weight of 2000 g in the AGS group was significantly shorter than for babies in the CVS group, and babies in the AGS group showed better tolerance to enteral nutrition and had shortened neonatal intensive care unit days. Conclusion. The results demonstrated that aggressive early nutrition showed better tolerance to enteral nutrition, higher total calories, and shortened the stay in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Keywords: parenteral nutrition; postnatal growth; very low birth weight infant

References

  1. J Pediatr. 1981 Jul;99(1):115-20 - PubMed
  2. J Pediatr. 2005 Oct;147(4):457-61 - PubMed
  3. Nutrition. 2003 Mar;19(3):257-60 - PubMed
  4. J Pediatr. 2003 Aug;143(2):163-70 - PubMed
  5. Pediatrics. 2001 Feb;107(2):270-3 - PubMed
  6. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2005 Nov;41 Suppl 2:S1-87 - PubMed
  7. Pediatr Int. 2012 Dec;54(6):869-74 - PubMed
  8. Early Hum Dev. 2007 Dec;83(12):813-8 - PubMed
  9. J Perinatol. 2009 Jun;29(6):428-32 - PubMed
  10. J Perinatol. 2004 Aug;24(8):482-6 - PubMed
  11. J Pediatr. 1978 Nov;93(5):834-6 - PubMed
  12. BMJ. 1998 Nov 28;317(7171):1481-7 - PubMed
  13. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Jan;50(1):85-91 - PubMed
  14. Semin Perinatol. 2007 Apr;31(2):48-55 - PubMed
  15. Lancet. 1964 Dec 26;2(7374):1349-52 - PubMed
  16. J Nutr. 2002 Jun;132(6 Suppl 1):1395S-577S - PubMed
  17. Mil Med. 1999 Aug;164(8):568-71 - PubMed
  18. Growth. 1976 Dec;40(4):329-41 - PubMed
  19. J Perinatol. 2006 Jul;26(7):436-42 - PubMed
  20. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Jun;25(6):770-6 - PubMed
  21. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Feb;85(2):621S-624S - PubMed

Publication Types