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An Epidemiologic Study of Very Low and Very Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Clinics in Perinatology, 1986
VVLBW infants constitute only 1 per cent of the total births, but account for 60 per cent of the NMR and 40 per cent of the IMR. While improved technology and refinements in care continue to improve survival for VVLBW infants, questions regarding the lower limits of viability must be considered.
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Sodium balance in very-low-birth-weight infants

Critical Care Nurse, 1994
Maintaining sodium balance in the VLBW infant is not straightforward. Several predisposing factors appear in more than one imbalance constellation. In addition, the same patient circumstance can produce two types of imbalance. Understanding the physical properties of electrolytes and water enables critical care nurses to anticipate outcomes of specific
D, Maguire, P, Doyle
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The Obstetric Management in Very‐Low‐Birth Weight Infants

Asia-Oceania Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1990
AbstractEighty‐three very‐low‐birth weight (VLBW) infants weighing between 500 g and 1,500 g were studied. The neonatal morbidity and mortality were 86.7% and 18.1%, respectively. Sixty‐six point seven percent (8/12) of the infants weighing under 1,000 g suffered from a periventricular‐intraventricular or intracranial hemorrhage (PVH/IVH) and their ...
Y C, Yang, T J, Jou, C H, Wu, K G, Wang, C C, Lan, E Y, Shen   +5 more
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Sodium balance in very low-birth-weight infants

The Journal of Pediatrics, 1978
Sodium balance was studied in 17 consecutively admitted neonates weighing less than 1,200 gm at birth. Infants whose gestation was less than or equal to 30 weeks were sicker and were in markedly negative sodium balance on day 3 (-9.25 mEq/kg day), despite a high sodium intake (7.22 mEq/kg/day).
S C, Engelke, B L, Shah, U, Vasan, J R, Raye   +3 more
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Breast-feeding of very low birth weight infants

The Journal of Pediatrics, 1993
Twenty very low birth weight infants (birth weight < 1500 gm) were assessed to compare the clinical effects of breast and bottle feedings. The infants started breast-feeding during the same week that they started bottle feedings. Five breast-feedings and five bottle feedings for each infant were observed.
J B, Bier, A, Ferguson, L, Anderson, E, Solomon, C, Voltas, W, Oh, B R, Vohr   +6 more
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Mortality of very-low-birth-weight infants in Jamaica

Tropical Doctor, 2006
A 10-year retrospective descriptive study was conducted looking at the outcome of all neonates weighing less than 1500 g admitted to the University Hospital of the West Indies. Analysis of predictors of mortality using regression models revealed birth weight to be the only independent predictor of mortality.
O, Olugbuyi, M, Samms-Vaughan, H, Trotman   +2 more
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Management of Cholestasis in Infants With Very Low Birth Weight

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2000
Infants with very low birth weight (VLBW) are at increased risk of cholestasis when compared with older infants and children. Factors associated with this increased risk of cholestasis include immaturity of the biliary excretory system, a diminished immune response to sepsis, an increased incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis and short bowel syndrome,
E, Owings, K, Georgeson
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Protein Requirements of Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2007
ABSTRACTObjective:To review existing information regarding protein (and energy) requirements of very low birth weight infants, and to determine whether revisions may be indicated in view of the commonly observed postnatal growth failure, or in view of adverse consequences of accelerated growth.Results:Nutrient requirements of very low birth weight ...
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Early growth of very low birth weight infants

East African Medical Journal, 2006
Early growth in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants has been found predictive of their later outcomes. This has led to increased interest in establishing measures to optimise such growth. In facilities without the resources required to undertake long-term audits for all the high risk infants they graduate, these growth parameters may also be used as ...
Were, FN, Bwibo, NO
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Enteral Feeding of the Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant

2012
Enteral nutrition is the natural way of feeding infants. The fetus receives enteral nutrition via the amniotic fluid. The amniotic fluid is largely composed of fetal urine, but lung fluids, nasopharyngeal secretions and intra- and trans-membranous fluids contribute as well. Amniotic fluid contains protein and carbohydrates.
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