Increased Needs for Copper in Parenteral Nutrition for Children in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit With an Ostomy.

CONCLUSION: Providing 20 μg/kg/day of Cu in PN to neonates with ostomies is insufficient to prevent Cu deficiency. Further studies are warranted to determine an optimal dosage of parenteral Cu to prevent Cu deficiency. PMID: 31270844 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31270844?dopt=Abstract

Source: Nutrition in Clinical Practice - July 2, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Adler A, Worley S, Radhakrishnan K Tags: Nutr Clin Pract Source Type: research