Nutrition Delivery and Growth Outcomes in Infants With Gastroschisis.

CONCLUSION: Infants with gastroschisis are dependent on PN and have a significant decline in WAZ during their hospital stay, predicted by prematurity and CLABSI. Efforts to prevent CLABSI and optimize enteral autonomy must be prioritized in this cohort.
PMID: 29338079 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: JPEN Journal Of Parenteral And Enteral Nutrition - January 8, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Hong CR, Zurakowski D, Fullerton BS, Ariagno K, Jaksic T, Mehta NM Tags: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr Source Type: research