Serial assessment of fat and fat-free mass accretion in very preterm infants: a randomized trial.

CONCLUSIONS: Serial assessments of body composition in both intervention and control groups showed consistent increments in %BF. However, providing this information to clinicians did not influence nutritional practices or growth.
IMPACT: Serial assessments of body composition in preterm infants at 32 and 36 weeks postmenstrual age show consistent increments in % body fat up to 3 months of corrected age.However, providing this information to the clinician did not influence nutritional practices or growth.
PMID: 32634820 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Pediatric Research - July 6, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Salas AA, Jerome ML, Chandler-Laney P, Ambalavanan N, Carlo WA Tags: Pediatr Res Source Type: research