Evidence-based standardized nutrition protocol can shorten the time to full enteral feeding in very preterm/very low birth weight infants

WANG Lin; ZHAO Xiao-Peng; LIU Hui-Juan; DENG Li; LIANG Hong; DUAN Si-Qin; YANG Yi-Hui; ZHANG Hua-Yan

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (6) : 648-653. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2202121

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Evidence-based standardized nutrition protocol can shorten the time to full enteral feeding in very preterm/very low birth weight infants

WANG Lin, ZHAO Xiao-Peng, LIU Hui-Juan, DENG Li, LIANG Hong, DUAN Si-Qin, YANG Yi-Hui, ZHANG Hua-Yan

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Objective To investigate whether evidence-based standardized nutrition protocol can facilitate the establishment of full enteral nutrition and its effect on short-term clinical outcomes in very preterm/very low birth weight infants. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 312 preterm infants with a gestational age of ≤32 weeks or a birth weight of <1 500 g. The standardized nutrition protocol for preterm infants was implemented in May 2020; 160 infants who were treated from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020 were enrolled as the control group, and 152 infants who were treated from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 were enrolled as the test group. The two groups were compared in terms of the time to full enteral feeding, the time to the start of enteral feeding, duration of parenteral nutrition, the time to recovery to birth weight, the duration of central venous catheterization, and the incidence rates of common complications in preterm infants. Results Compared with the control group, the test group had significantly shorter time to full enteral feeding, time to the start of enteral feeding, duration of parenteral nutrition, and duration of central venous catheterization and a significantly lower incidence rate of catheter-related bloodstream infection (P<0.05). There were no significant differences between the two groups in the mortality rate and the incidence rate of common complications in preterm infants including grade II-III necrotizing enterocolitis (P>0.05). Conclusions Implementation of the standardized nutrition protocol can facilitate the establishment of full enteral feeding, shorten the duration of parenteral nutrition, and reduce catheter-related bloodstream infection in very preterm/very low birth weight infants, without increasing the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis.

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Standardized nutrition protocol / Enteral feeding / Very preterm infant / Very low birth weight infant

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WANG Lin, ZHAO Xiao-Peng, LIU Hui-Juan, DENG Li, LIANG Hong, DUAN Si-Qin, YANG Yi-Hui, ZHANG Hua-Yan. Evidence-based standardized nutrition protocol can shorten the time to full enteral feeding in very preterm/very low birth weight infants[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2022, 24(6): 648-653 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2202121

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