Nutrition & Feeding

בס"ד Is any one aware of clinical trials of gut priming with TPN for ELBW infants? Regards Yoram Bental M.D. Neonatology Laniado Hospital Israel

Does any of your units still use the red similac nipples for feeding? If so do you stop using them a certain time before discharge? Our neos want to stop using them but I need some evidence based info. Thanks! Christy Baggarly RN Patient Care Coordinator, NICU Carolina Medical Center- NorthEast Concord, NC

Do you routinely cover TPN solution? How?

Hi , all Is anybody using corn oil in stable prem babies , if so how much ,how frequently . regards

Here is a question to everyone , in china there is a habit in clinics, when we prepare to feed a pretern infant first time, we usually use 5% glucose 2 times before milk, how do you think about it? is there any evidence? thank you !

What is your opinion about intermittant OG feeding in preterms to prevent GO reflux ( replacement of tube before every feeding period and then remove tube) ? How is your practice? If the baby needs to feed with tube, my practice is to keep tube and to change every 2-3 days in preterms.

בס"ד Copper content in Similac Special Care 24 is 250-400 mcg/100Kcal, while the maximal recommended content in the literature is 250 mcg/100Kcal. Any comments, explanations? Yoram Bental M.D. NICU Laniado Hospital Israel

Have a full term newborn (uneventful antenatal period, well nourished mother) LSCS B.Wt 3.3 kg, mild resuscitation required at birth (Bag & Mask) APGAR's 6/10 & 9/10 needing ventilation with 22/6 FiO2 50%. CXR showing a little fluid. 2-D ECHO Color Doppler Normal. No apparent obstructive lesion on direct laryngoscopy. Developed generalized edema on day 3. s-Albumin 2gm% and s-Calcium 5.6 mg% with with normal LFT, normal RFT, No urinary loss of proteins, no ascites or effusions. No sepsis. The child is on full orogastric tube feeds since day 3 of life. Cannot not figure out the cause of the Hypoalbuminemia.