Do we control gastric residuals unnecessarily in premature newborns? AGRA study: avoidance of gastric residual aspiration

Methods Preterm infants with a gestational week ≤33 were included in the study. The group with gastric residual control before each feeding consisted of 169 infants, and the group without routine gastric residual aspiration included 122 infants.Results The mean gestational week was 30.37±2.58 and 29...

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Main Authors: Selahattin Akar, Mehmet Turgut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:World Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Online Access:https://wjps.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000056.full