We briefly describe the history of preterm nutrition, discuss current enteral and parenteral practice, important evidence gaps, a summary of approaches for evaluating nutritional practice, and key considerations for future endeavor. Our discussion refers to all extremely preterm infants and is not confined to the micro-preemie.
In this chapter, we will briefly describe the history of preterm nutrition, discuss current enteral and parenteral practice, important evidence gaps, a summary of approaches for evaluating nutritional practice, and key considerations for future endeavor. Our discussion refers to all extremely preterm infants, not just confined to the micro-preemie.
To assess the composition and volume of discarded green gastric residuals, and feeding outcomes in extremely preterm infants in a probiotic trial, composition of pale and dark green gastric residuals in the first two weeks of life from extremely preterm infants in a randomized controlled trial of single vs. three-strain probiotics was assessed.