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ChyloBEST: Chylothorax in Infants and Nutrition with Low-Fat Breast Milk

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1 Published in 2019 at "Pediatric Cardiology"

DOI: 10.1007/s00246-019-02230-z

Abstract: Chylothorax occurs in 2.8–5% of infants after cardiac surgery and can increase morbidity and mortality. First-line conservative treatment consists of a chest tube drainage and a fat-free and medium-chain triglyceride (MCT)-enriched diet. This typically leads… read more here.

Keywords: milk; chylobest chylothorax; breast milk; low fat ... See more keywords