Early and intensive nutritional strategy combining parenteral and enteral feeding promotes neurodevelopment and growth at 18months of corrected age and 3years of age in extremely low birth weight infants

To evaluate whether aggressive nutrition can improve long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes and growth in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants born appropriate for gestational age (AGA).

Source: Early Human Development - July 4, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Satoshi Ohnishi, Hiroyuki Ichiba, Yuko Tanaka, Sayaka Harada, Hisako Matsumura, Ayako Kan, Yuki Asada, Haruo Shintaku Source Type: research