Application of intermittent gravity tube feeding on very low birth weight infants in NICU
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2014.28.013
- VernacularTitle:间歇重力管饲法在 NICU 极低体重儿喂养中的应用
- Author:
Xue WEI
1
;
Xiangmei HAO
;
Yingrong ZHAO
;
Shujuan LIU
Author Information
1. 221002 江苏省徐州市儿童医院重症监护室
- Keywords:
Very low birth weight infants;
Complications;
NICU;
Gravity tube feeding
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2014;20(28):3577-3579
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effects of intermittent nasogastric feeding on neonatal intensive care unit ( NICU) on very low birth weight infants gastrointestinal complications .Methods Two hundred and fifteen very low birth weight infants were randomly assigned to either observation group ( n=106 ) or the control group ( n=109 ) .Infants in the observation group received intermittent gravity tube feeding .Infants in the control group received continuous drip tube feeding .Weight increase , total parenteral nutrition time , length of stay and complication were assessed .Results Observation group of very low birth weight infants when were turned out of the NICU, weight increased to(1 397.0 ±22.10)g, higher than the control group (1 320.0 ± 18.25)g, was statistically significant difference (t=2.26,P<0.05);total parenteral nutrition time, length of stay in NICU were (4.94 ±0.70),(9.69 ±7.19)d,in observation group, were lower than the control group [(4.74 ±0.74),(11.63 ±4.02)d], differences were statistically significant (t=2.72,4.85,respectively;P<0.01).The incidence of abdominal distention , vomiting, diarrhea, upper gastrointestinal bleeding in observation group were lower than the control group , and had statistical significance (P<0.05).However, the very low birth weight infants had not occurred necrotizing enterocolitis in two groups .Conclusions Intermittent nasal tube feeding can reduce the complications of enteral nutrition , shorten the time of hospitalizationand increased body weight growth rate .
