Effect of Enteral Protein Amount on Growth and Health Outcomes in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants: Phase II of the Pre-B Project and an Evidence Analysis Center Systematic Review
Fenton TR, Groh-Wargo S, Gura K, Martin CR, Taylor SN, Griffin IJ, Rozga M, Moloney L. Effect of Enteral Protein Amount on Growth and Health Outcomes in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants: Phase II of the Pre-B Project and an Evidence Analysis Center Systematic Review. Journal Of The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics 2020, 121: 2287-2300.e12. PMID: 33358688, DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-certainty evidenceProtein intakePreterm infantsEvidence Analysis Center Systematic ReviewSystematic reviewBirth weight preterm infantsLiterature searchWeight gainWeight preterm infantsModerate-certainty evidencePreterm infant formulaMid-arm circumferenceCochrane CENTRAL databasesCertainty of evidenceRisk of biasHigh protein intakeBone mineral contentSignificant differencesEvidence of effectCertainty evidenceHead circumferenceLow intakeHealth outcomesAdequate proteinFinal analysisFactors in Early Feeding Practices That May Influence Growth and the Challenges That Arise in Growth Outcomes Research
Fabrizio V, Shabanova V, Taylor SN. Factors in Early Feeding Practices That May Influence Growth and the Challenges That Arise in Growth Outcomes Research. Nutrients 2020, 12: 1939. PMID: 32629763, PMCID: PMC7399918, DOI: 10.3390/nu12071939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks gestational ageGestational agePreterm infantsEarly feeding practicesInfant growth trajectoriesFetal growth chartsSingle-center investigationInitial hospitalizationParenteral nutritionImproved outcomesInclusion criteriaFeeding practicesGrowth chartsNutritional practicesFirst weekHospital growthNutritional factorsInfantsQuartileCenter investigationLess daysOutcomes researchCaloric densityHospitalizationCohort effects