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Background: Fortification of human milk is necessary to prevent growth failure in ELBW infants. Accurate fortification is a challenge due to possible variations in nutrient contents of human milk and… Click to show full abstract
Background: Fortification of human milk is necessary to prevent growth failure in ELBW infants. Accurate fortification is a challenge due to possible variations in nutrient contents of human milk and lack of reliable, bedside technology to measure macronutrients. Objective: As part of a QI initiative to improve nutritional status of our ELBW infants in our NICU, the goals of this study were to determine: 1. Feasibility of using a point of care milk analyzer to determine protein, fat, carbohydrate and …
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Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2019
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