Composition of Coloured Gastric Residuals in Extremely Preterm Infants-A Nested Prospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: Green gastric residuals (GR) are often considered as a sign of feed intolerance and discarded in preterm infants. Probiotics are known to enhance feed tolerance in preterm infants. To assess the composition (primary outcome) and volume of discarded green GRs, and feeding outcomes in extremely preterm (EP) infants in a probiotic trial, composition of pale and dark green GRs in the first two weeks of life from EP infants (<28 weeks) in a randomized controlled trial (RCT: SiMPro) of single vs. three-strain probiotics was assessed. Feeding outcomes included time to full feeds (TFF: 150 mL/kg/day) and duration of parenteral nutrition (PN). EP infants given placebo in our previous probiotic RCT served as the reference group. Analysis involved linear regression modelling with clustered standard e

SUBMITTER: Athalye-Jape G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7551671 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature