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Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants (2022): A Position Paper From the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition and Invited Experts.
- Allied health
- Breast milk and breastfeeding
- Enteral feeding
- Fluids and electrolytes
- Growth
- Medical
- Nursing
- Nutrition and gastrointestinal
Summary
This ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition position paper, developed with invited international experts, updates consensus-based conclusions and recommendations on nutrient intakes and nutritional practice for preterm infants with birthweight under 1800 g. It covers requirements for water, protein, energy, lipid, carbohydrate, electrolytes, minerals, trace elements and vitamins. Practical feeding topics include feed advancement, gastric residuals, tube placement, bolus versus continuous feeding, buccal colostrum, donor milk, CMV risk and breastmilk fortification. The authors note that strong evidence is lacking for most nutrients and topics.
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