González LE, Rodríguez GN, Toledo SN

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 45-56
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Following existing nutritional recommendations it has been observed that little growth occurs initially in preterm neonates (PTN), expression of the expected weight loss after birth and malnutrition due to insufficient energy and nutrient intake in a patient frequently sick and mechanically ventilated, therefore being prone to postnatal malnutrition.
Objective: To determine the clinical and anthropometric evolution in newborns with weight inferior to 1 500 grams.
Method: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to analyze the clinical and anthropometric findings in infants weighing less than 1 500 grams who received (or not) parenteral nutrition in the neonatal intensive care unit of the Julio Alfonso Medina Hospital, in Matanzas city from January 2006 to December 2011.
Results: Regarding size, no anthropometric percentiles showed a significant relationship with parenteral nutrition administration, however regarding weight, infants receiving parenteral nutrition quickly reached an appropriate weight for their age gestational if parenteral nutrition were implemented.
Conclusions: The main metabolic consequence in connection with parenteral nutrition was hyperglycemia. The hospital length of stay was reduced with this method of feeding. These results allow establishing a set of actions to improve parenteral nutrition use in preterm infants with less than 1 500 grams admitted to the neonatal intensive care.

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