Clinical and ultrasound assessment of body composition in preterm infants at discharge: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

While the target of growth of very preterm infants (VPIs) during Neonatal Intensive care unit (NICU) admission is still controversial, the most accepted objective is that they should follow their intrauterine trajectory in terms of growth and body composition (BC). BC is difficult to measure in clinical daily routine but proxies like body ratios and skinfolds have been used. Prenatal and postnatal factors can influence the growth and BC of VPIs in the NICU.

Design, setting and patients

We conducted a case-control study, including preterm infants born before 32 weeks gestational age at term-corrected age (TCA) and healthy late preterm or term infants as controls and also a retrospective cohort analysis of factors influencing VPI's BC at discharge. Patients had an a

SUBMITTER: Izquierdo Renau M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749038 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature