2020
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 analysis
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