2021
The Impact of 2 Weight-Based Standard Parenteral Nutrition Formulations Compared With One Standard Formulation on the Incidence of Hyperglycemia and Hypernatremia in Low Birth-Weight Preterm Infants
Garner SS, Cox TH, Safirstein J, Groat EK, Breznak K, Taylor SN. The Impact of 2 Weight-Based Standard Parenteral Nutrition Formulations Compared With One Standard Formulation on the Incidence of Hyperglycemia and Hypernatremia in Low Birth-Weight Preterm Infants. Advances In Neonatal Care 2021, 21: e65-e72. PMID: 33427753, DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRates of hypernatremiaPN groupParenteral nutrition formulationsLow birth weight preterm infantsLow birth weight preterm neonatesBirth weight preterm infantsSingle-center observational studyIncidence of hypernatremiaWeight-based groupHigh-risk neonatesIncidence of hyperglycemiaHours of lifeElectrolyte abnormalitiesPreterm infantsPreterm neonatesRisk neonatesWeeks' gestationBirth weightNonsignificant reductionStandard PNObservational studyHistorical groupEarly nutritionHypernatremiaHyperglycemia
2014
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