Early enteral feeding in very low birth weight infants
Hamilton E, Massey C, Ross J, Taylor S. Early enteral feeding in very low birth weight infants. Early Human Development 2014, 90: 227-230. PMID: 24612934, DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly enteral feedingEnteral feedingVLBW infantsPN daysLow birth weight preterm infantsBirth weight preterm infantsLow birth weight infantsDeath incidenceFirst enteral feedingIncidence of NECParenteral nutrition daysBirth weight infantsWeight preterm infantsImprovement initiativesQuality improvement projectQuality improvement initiativesWeight infantsPreterm infantsGestational ageMedian timeNutrition daysRetrospective studyBirth weightFeed initiationEarly feeding