Different caloric intake in 75 ?low birth weights?: Effect on weight gain, blood sugar, serum protein, and serum bilirubin
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
- Vol. 122 (3) , 207-216
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00463739
Abstract
In einer prospektiven Studie wurden 75 low birth weights (Geburtsgewicht under 2500 g) 2 Ernährungsgruppen mit unterschiedlicher Nahrungsmenge und Calorienzufuhr alternierend zugeordnet. Bei allen wurde eine Frühfütterung durchgeführt. Hinsichtlich Geburtsgewicht, Gestationsalter und intrauterinem Wachstum waren beide Gruppen vergleichbar. Bei der Auswertung der Daten wurden Kovariantenkorrekturen angewandt. Die hochcalorisch ernährte Gruppe zeigte eine ausgezeichnete Gewichtszunahme, der initiale Gewichtsverlust war geringer, das Geburtsgewicht wurde früher wieder erreicht als in der Vergleichsgruppe. Blutzucker- und Serumeiweißkonzentrationen verhielten sich in beiden Gruppen ähnlich. Die Mittelwerte der Serumbilirubinkonzentrationen waren in der reichlich ernährten Gruppe deutlich niedriger, doch waren die Unterschiede nicht signifikant. Die frühzeitige hochcalorische orale Ernährung wurde gut vertragen. Sie ist bei low birth weights — wenn keine Kontraindikationen bestehen — der parenteralen Ernährung vorzuziehen. A prospective study on oral feeding was started in 75 low birth weights (below 2500 g) with adapted milk. Early feeding was given in two groups with different feeding volume and caloric intake. The infants were grouped alternately. Both groups were comparable concerning birth weight, gestational age, and intrauterine growth. Due to partially different variances, covariate correction was applied to analysis of the data. The high caloric group had excellent weight gain, the maximum weight loss was less, and birth weight was regained earlier than in the control group. Blood sugar and serum protein were similar in both groups. Mean serum bilirubin levels were lower in the group with high caloric intake, but differences failed to be significant. Early high caloric feeding was well tolerated and is preferable to parenteral nutrition in low birth weights.Keywords
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