Complications Associated with Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions in the Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infant
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Enteral nutrition of the very low birth weight (VLBW) infant.
INTRODUCTION Optimal nutrition is critical in the management of the very low birth weight (VLBW) infant. METHODS The type of feeding, initiation, route and schedule of feeding, and the rate of increase in feeding volume were reviewed. RESULTS Human milk from the preterm infant's mother is the feeding of choice. When full enteral feeding is established, supplementation of human milk with a m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2373-4426
DOI: 10.15406/jpnc.2015.02.00077