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Controlled trial of two incremental milk-feeding rates in preterm infants

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BACKGROUND: Observational data have shown that slow advancement of enteral feeding volumes in preterm infants is associated with a reduced risk of necrotizing enterocolitis but an increased risk of late-onset sepsis. However, data from randomized trials are limited.

METHODS: We randomly assigned very preterm or very-low-birth-weight infants to daily milk increments of 30 ml per kilogram of body weight (faster increment) or 18 ml per kil...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1056/NEJMoa1816654

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
NPEU
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-0100-0155
Publisher:
Massachusetts Medical Society
Journal:
New England Journal of Medicine More from this journal
Volume:
381
Issue:
15
Pages:
1434-1443
Publication date:
2019-10-10
Acceptance date:
2019-06-17
DOI:
EISSN:
1533-4406
ISSN:
0028-4793
Language:
English
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pubs:1019639
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uuid:d815f70c-6174-4063-93ae-fb0d90c89215
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pubs:1019639
Source identifiers:
1019639
Deposit date:
2019-06-20

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