• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.121-130
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• 2009

Over the past 20 years, neonatal mortality rates for preterm infants, particularly those born extremely preterm and with a very low birth weight, have decreased steadily. As more very immature preterm infants survive, provision of enteral feeding has become a major focus of concern. According to many experts on neonatal nutrition, the goal for the nutrition of preterm infants should be to achieve a postnatal growth rate approximating that of a normal fetus of the same gestational age. Total parenteral nutrition for maintaining nutritional integrity is mandatory before successful transition to enteral feeding. Early initiation of trophic enteral feeding is vital for postnatal adaptation. Recently published randomized controlled trials provide no evidence to support the practice of postponing enteral feeding to reduce the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis. Early trophic feeding yields demonstrable benefits and there is currently no evidence of any adverse effects following early feeding. Preterm milk from the infant's own mother is the milk of choice, which can always be supplemented with a human milk fortifier. Here we review over 50 randomized controlled trials and over seven systematic reviews published on neonatal parenteral and enteral feeding of preterm infants. Neonatologists must make use of the evidence from these studies as a reference for feeding protocols for preterm infants in their NICUs are to be based.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권12호
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• pp.466-470
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• 2016

Early, aggressive nutrition is an important contributing factor of long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes. To ensure optimal growth in premature infants, adequate protein intake and optimal protein/energy ratio should be emphasized rather than the overall energy intake. Minimal enteral nutrition should be initiated as soon as possible in the first days of life, and feeding advancement should be individualized according to the clinical course of the infant. During hospitalization, enteral nutrition with preterm formula and fortified human milk represent the best feeding practices for facilitating growth. After discharge, the enteral nutrition strategy should be individualized according to the infant's weight at discharge. Infants with suboptimal weight for their postconceptional age at discharge should receive supplementation with human milk fortifiers or nutrient-enriched feeding, and the enteral nutrition strategy should be reviewed and modified continuously to achieve the target growth parameters.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2010

Early nutritional support for preterm infants is critical because such support influences long-term outcome. Minimal enteral feeding should be initiated as soon as possible if an infant is stable and if feeding advancement is recommended as relevant to the clinical course. Maternal milk is the gold standard for enteral feeding, but fortification may be needed to achieve optimal growth in a rapidly growing premature infant. Erythromycin may aid in promoting gastrointestinal motility in cases that exhibit feeding intolerance. Selected preterm infants need vitamins, mineral supplements, and calorie enhancers to meet their nutritional needs. Despite all that is known about this topic, additional research is needed to guide postdischarge nutrition of preterm infants in order to maintain optimal growth and neurodevelopment.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.444-453
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the differences between early and delayed enteral nutrition on nutritional intake. Methods: A pilot cohort study was conducted with 45 critically ill adult patients who had a primary medical diagnosis. Energy prescribed and received were collected during the four days after initiation of enteral nutrition. Adequate feeding was defined as the energy intake more than 90% of required energy. Results: A total of 23 patients (52%) were received early enteral nutrition (within 48 hours of admission). Energy intake of early enteral nutrition was less than intake of delayed enteral nutrition during the four days of the study. Although the difference on day one was significantly greater than the differences on day two, the differences on day two were not different from days three or four. No statistical differences in the adequacy of nutritional intake were found between patients in the early and the delayed group. Conclusion: In critically ill patients receiving early enteral nutrition, more aggressive administration from the beginning will improve the nutritional intake. Additional studies including a large multi-centre, randomized clinical trial are recommended.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제12권sup1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2009

Some pediatric patients who can not eat orally depend on enteral tube feedings, and some patients require more nutrients and calories to achieve the catch-up growth. If a patient is counting on the parenteral nutrition, early initiation of enteral feeding, orally or enterally, is a very good for the intestinal mucosal maturity and motility. There are numerous kinds of formulas and supplements for the enteral feeding for neonates, infants, and children. Depending on the intestinal symptoms, allergic symptoms, requirement of special nutrients, we can choose regular infant formula (milk-based, soy-based), protein hydrolysate formula, amino acid hydrolysate formula, elemental formula. Proper use of these formulas would help for the pediatric patients to recover from their diseases, to facilitate the intestinal mucosal maturity and to achieve their goal of growth.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권7호
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• pp.711-715
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• 2005

목 적 : 저자들은 출생체중 1,000 g 미만의 초극소저출생체중아에서의 생후 3일 이전에 시작한 조기장관영양의 효과와 부작용에 대해 알아보았다. 방 법 : 1994년 11월부터 2004년 4월까지 본원 신생아 중환자실에 입원한 출생체중 1,000 g 미만의 초극소저출생체중아 총 266례 중 생후 14일까지 생존한 211례의 의무기록을 후향적으로 분석 조사하였다. 대상 환아를 조기장관영양(early feeding, EF)군(80례)과 후기장관영양(late feeding, LF)군(131례)으로 분류하여 두 군의 인구학적 및 주산기 인자, 장관영양과 관련된 인자 및 합병증, 사망률에 대해 알아보았다. 결 과 : 인구학적 및 주산기 인자로 재태연령과 출생체중은 각각 EF군 $27^{+1}{\pm}2^{+1}$주, LF군 $27^{+0}{\pm}1^{+6}$주와 EF군 $848{\pm}109g$, LF군 $818{\pm}138g$으로 두 군간에 차이가 없었다. 임신성 고혈압과 호흡곤란증후군은 EF군에서 각각 14%, 69%, LF군에서 28%, 89%로 EF군에서 유의하게 적었으며 EF군에서 연구기간 중 후반기인 2000-2004년에 포함된 환아의 비율이 높았다. 성비, 임신성 당뇨, 자궁 내 성장지연, 산전 스테로이드 투여, 융모양막염의 여부는 두 군간에 차이가 없었다. 장관영양과 관련된 인자로 EF군은 평균 생후 2일에 장관영양을 시작하였고 LF군은 9일에 장관영양을 시작하였다. 완전장관영양 도달시기는 EF군에서 평균 생후 33일, LF군에서 생후 47일로 EF군에서 유의하게 빨랐고 정맥영양 시행기간도 EF군에서 24일, LF군에서 33일로 EF군에서 유의하게 짧았다. 재원기간은 EF군에서 평균 생후 85일, LF군에서 103일로 EF군에서 유의하게 짧았다. 장관영양 불내성의 발생은 EF군에서 적었으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 합병증과 관련된 인자로 기관지폐이형성증의 발생은 EF군에서 53%, LF군에서 71%로 EF군에서 유의하게 적었다. 괴사성 장염(EF군 1%, LF군 5%)과 패혈증(EF군 36%, LF군 46%)은 두 군간 유의한 차이가 없었으며 사망률, 뇌실내출혈, 뇌실주위백질연화증, 미숙아 망막증, 담즙정체증도 두 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결 론 : 출생체중 1,000 g 미만의 초극소저출생체중아에서 생후 3일 이전에 시작한 조기장관영양은 괴사성 장염이나 패혈증과 같은 부작용의 증가 없이 완전장관영양 도달시간을 단축하였고 정맥영양 시행기간과 재원기간을 감소시켰으며 기관지폐이형성증의 빈도를 감소시키는 이로운 효과를 보임을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.76-80
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• 2018

Early diagnosis followed by primary repair is the best treatment for spontaneous esophageal perforation. However, the appropriate management of esophageal leakage after surgical repair is still controversial. Recently, the successful adaptation of vacuum-assisted closure therapy, which is well established for the treatment of chronic surface wounds, has been demonstrated for esophageal perforation or leakage. Conservative treatment methods require long-term fasting with total parenteral nutrition or enteral feeding through invasive procedures, such as percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or a feeding jejunostomy. We report 2 cases of esophageal leakage after primary repair treated by endoscopic vacuum therapy with continuous enteral feeding using a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.122-131
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• 2019

The majority of children with cerebral palsy (CP) have feeding difficulties and are especially prone to malnutrition. The early involvement of a multidisciplinary team should aim to prevent malnutrition and provide adequate nutritional support. Thorough nutritional assessment, including body composition, should be a prerequisite for the nutritional intervention. As in typically-developed children nutritional support should start with dietary advice and the modification of oral feeding, if safe and acceptable. However, for prolonged feeding, in the presence of unsafe swallowing and inadequate oral intake, enteral nutrition should be promptly initiated and early gastrostomy placement should be evaluated and discussed with parents/caregivers. Gastrointestinal problems (oropharyngeal dysfunction, gastroesophageal disease, and constipation) in children with CP are frequent and should be actively detected and adequately treated as they can further worsen the feeding process and nutritional status.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.1215-1223
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• 2004

Purpose: This study was performed to test the clinical usefulness of the glucose test strip method for early detection of pulmonary aspiration in tube fed patients. Method: The subjects for the study were 36 patients who were receiving enteral feedings and 39 patients who were not given enteral feedings. For the analysis, the tube fed patients were divided into two groups (clinically significant aspiration and no aspiration) according to criteria. Result: The mean glucose concentration of tracheal secretions from non enteral fed patients was 26.35mg/dl and were lower than those concentrations found in tube fed patients (32.75mg/dl). The mean glucose concentration of the aspiration group was 45.60mg/dl and the glucose concentration of the non aspiration group was 19.93mg/dl. The difference was statistically significant (t=2.163, p=.038). More subjects in the no aspiration group ($73\%$) than the aspiration group ($56\%$) had glucose concentrations below 20mg/dl. After deleting the cases that had samples containing blood, glucose concentrations of tracheal aspirates were lower in both groups. Conclusion: The glucose level of the aspiration group was significantly lower than the no aspiration group and more subjects in the aspiration group had a glucose level higher than 101mg/dl. Therefore, the glucose test of tracheal secretions in tube fed patients could be a desirable test for screening for tracheal aspiration. Especially the patient who is showing repeatedly high glucose levels should not be given feedings until reassessment is completed.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제57권12호
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• pp.505-513
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• 2014

While the survival of extremely premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome has increased due to advanced respiratory care in recent years, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains the leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. NEC is more prevalent in lower gestational age and lower birth weight groups. It is characterized by various degrees of mucosal or transmural necrosis of the intestine. Its exact pathogenesis remains unclear, but prematurity, enteral feeding, bacterial products, and intestinal ischemia have all been shown to cause activation of the inflammatory cascade, which is known as the final common pathway of intestinal injury. Awareness of the risk factors for NEC; practices to reduce the risk, including early trophic feeding with breast milk and following the established feeding guidelines; and administration of probiotics have been shown to reduce the incidence of NEC. Despite advancements in the knowledge and understanding of the pathophysiology of NEC, there is currently no universal prevention measure for this serious and often fatal disease. Therefore, new potential techniques to detect early biomarkers or factors specific to intestinal inflammation, as well as further strategies to prevent the activation of the inflammatory cascade, which is important for disease progression, should be investigated.