title: Trend of Nutritional Support in Preterm Infants.
abstract: Without appropriate nutritional support, preterm infants fail to grow after birth and have malnutrition. The main reason for delayed feeding is fear of immaturity of gastrointestinal function. The principles of nutritional practice should be as follows: (1) minimal early initiation of enteral feeding with breast milk (0.5-1 mL/h) to start on Day 1 if possible and gradual increase as tolerated; (2) early aggressive parenteral nutrition as soon as possible; (3) provision of lipids at rates that will meet the additional energy needs of about 2-3 g/kg/d; and (4) attempt to increase enteral feeding rather than parenteral nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Man-Yau
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: sandrayen@tmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yu-Hsuan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008055:Lipids; D008895:Milk, Human; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D018529:Nutritional Support
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids
keywords: enteral feeding; nutritional support; parenteral nutrition; preterm infant