Impact of introducing a standardized nutrition protocol on very premature infants' growth and morbidity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inappropriate nutritional intake in premature infants may be responsible for postnatal growth restriction (PGR) and adverse long-term outcomes.

Objective

We evaluated the impact of an updated nutrition protocol on very premature infants' longitudinal growth and morbidity, and secondly the compliance to this new protocol.

Design

All infants born between 26-32 weeks gestation (GA) were studied retrospectively during two 6-month periods before (group 1) and after (group 2) the introduction of an optimized nutrition protocol, in a longitudinal comparative analysis.

Results

158 infants were included; 72 before and 86 after the introduction of the protocol (Group 1: (mean±SD) birthweight (BW) 1154±276 g, GA 29.0±1.4 weeks; Group 2: BW 1215±332 g, GA 28.9±1

SUBMITTER: Wittwer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7241817 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature