Cisapride Decreases Gastroesophageal Reflux in Preterm Infants
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Cisapride decreases gastroesophageal reflux in preterm infants.
OBJECTIVE Gastrointestinal prokinetic agents, such as cisapride, are commonly used in pediatric practice to improve gastric emptying, to decrease emesis, to improve lower esophageal sphincter tone, and to improve irritability and feeding aversion associated with gastroesophageal reflux (GER). Although cisapride seems to be effective in infants from 2 months to 14 years old, data for younger and...
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.107.4.e58