Enteral feeds are often discontinued or reduced during indomethacin treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm neonates, but the clinical impact of this practice is unknown. The objective ...
A total of 10 neonates with birth weights of 750 to 1250 g were given oral-gastric boluses (2.5 ml/kg every 3 hours) of a solution patterned after amniotic fluid. When milk feedings were begun the ...
Whereas the evidence is clear that prolonged periods of no enteral nutrition are harmful, it is neither feasible nor appropriate to stop making infants NPO after surgery and/or during acute illness.
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