Nutrition
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Early enteral feeding in newborn surgical patients.
We report the results of a multicenter prospective trial of early enteral trophic feeding in a group of 56 neonates who required abdominal surgery for a variety of congenital anomalies. ⋯ Postoperative, early intragastric, small-volume breast milk feeding is well tolerated by newborns. It is a reliable and feasible approach in neonates even in the presence of an intestinal anastomosis after abdominal surgery.