The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Jul 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialEnteral nutrition in the critically ill child: comparison of standard and protein-enriched diets.
To compare a standard diet and a protein-enriched diet in critically ill children. ⋯ The standard diet provides insufficient protein delivery to critically ill children. Enteral protein supplementation is safe and can improve some biochemical parameters of protein metabolism.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Jul 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialParenteral nutrition of preterm infants with a lipid emulsion containing 10% fish oil: effect on plasma lipids and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.
To compare plasma lipids in preterm infants given a new lipid emulsion containing 10% fish oil, 50% medium-chain triacylglycerols, and 40% soybean oil, compared with a standard preparation containing 50:50 medium-chain triacylglycerols: soybean oil. ⋯ The fish oil lipid emulsion was well tolerated, and infants receiving fish oil had lower plasma lipids and improved fatty acids status. The effect of these changes on inflammation, growth, and neurodevelopment should be explored.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Jul 2011
High incidence of multi-domain disabilities in very preterm children at five years of age.
To describe the prevalence and co-occurrence of disabilities and their association with parental education in preterm children and term control subjects. ⋯ Disabilities occur frequently after very preterm birth and tend to aggregate. Neurologic and motor outcomes are mostly influenced by biologic risk, and social risks contribute to cognitive and behavioral outcome.