title: The influence of nutrition on neonatal respiratory muscle function.
abstract: Advances in neonatal intensive care have resulted in increasing survival of very small babies, who often require prolonged periods of mechanical ventilation. These babies have limited nutritional reserves, and are difficult to feed by either parenteral or enteral routes. This review article discusses the interaction between undernutrition and respiratory muscle function in the critically ill preterm baby.
authors.affiliation: Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dodge
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*