Human Milk Use in the Preoperative Period Is Associated with a Lower Risk for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Neonates with Complex Congenital Heart Disease

To evaluate the hypothesis that feeding volumes exceeding 100  mL/kg/d and exposure to cow's milk formula preoperatively increase the risk for preoperative necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in infants with complex congenital heart disease.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - September 23, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Acacia Cognata, Jasmeet Kataria-Hale, Pamela Griffiths, Shiraz Maskatia, Danielle Rios, Andrea O'Donnell, Dantin J. Roddy, Amy Mehollin-Ray, Joseph Hagan, Jennifer Placencia, Amy B. Hair Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research