title: [Effects of post-discharge nutrition management on the growth speed of neonates after bowel surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effect of post-discharge nutrition management on the growth speed of neonates after bowel surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nutrition feeding guidance was carried out in 133 post-discharge infants after surgery through nutrition clinic. The growth speed was detected every month and compared with the normal standards, then the time to accelerate growth speed was evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The growth speed of neonates in the first postoperative month was lower than the normal standards, especially in males(weight P=0.000; length P=0.041; circumference P=0.010). While during two to three months, male infants showed acceleration in length growth speed [(4.53±1.22) cm vs. (3.1±0.4) cm, P=0.013], and female infants showed acceleration in weight [(1.51±0.76) kg vs. (0.83±0.39) kg, P=0.028] and circumference growth speed [(2.50±0.93) cm vs. (1.2±0.7) cm, P=0.021].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Scientific post-discharge nutrition management helps neonates grow faster after bowl surgery. The two to three months after operation is the key period of growth speed acceleration.
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Women and Children's Medical Center of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510623, China. manr68@126.com.
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Sun
authors: Huimin
authors: H
authors: Chen
authors: Jinhui
authors: J
authors: Wu
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Fu
authors: Jiakang
authors: J
authors: Yu
authors: Xihong
authors: X
authors: Liu
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Zhong
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status