Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 11, Number 4, April 2019, pages 283-288

Nutritional Support of Very Low Birth Weight Infants in a Tertiary Center in a Developing Country

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Gestational age ranges among very low birth weight infants included in the study.

Tables

Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Data of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Included in the Study
 
CharacteristicsValue
Gestational age (week)29 ± 3 (23 - 37)
  23 - 279
  28 - 3228
  33 - 374
Birth weight1218 ± 253 (660 - 1,500)
Extremely low birth weight infants10 (23)
Small for age15 (35)
Male gender22 (51%)
Cesarean section33 (77%)
Low Apgar score5 (12%)
Chorioamnionitis1 (2%)
Prolonged rupture of membranes12 (28%)
GBS positive2 (5%)
GBS unknown41 (95%)
Preeclampsia1 (2%)
Antenatal steroids29 (67%)
NEC stage 31 (2%)
Mortality6 (14%)

 

Table 2. Nutritional Data of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Included in the Study
 
CharacteristicsValue (frequency)
Triglyceride 200 - 399 mg/dL9 (21%)
Triglyceride > 400 mg/dL5 (12%)
Age feeds started, mean (range)3 (1 - 6) days
Age at full feeds (mean)15 days
Breast milk only39 (90%)
Hypophosphatemia2/28 (7)
Elevated alkaline phosphatase9/27 (33)
Blood transfusion18 (42%)
Extrauterine growth restriction30 (70)

 

Table 3. Comparison Between Very Low Birth Weight Infants With Hypertriglyceridemia and Those With Normal Triglyceride
 
Hypertriglyceridemia (14)Normal triglyceride (29)P value
*Significant P value.
Birth weight1,146 ± 2911,273 ± 2110.1
Extremely low birth weight6 (42%)4 (13.7)0.4
Gestational age28 ± 2.830 ± 2.50.02*