Evaluation of transpyloric feeding in apnea of preterm neonates with gastroesophageal reflux in a tertiary care hospital of Kolkata, India

Medical College Kolkata0 个研究点目标入组 16 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2021年11月24日

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•Inclusion criteria
•(i)Intramural live births.
•(ii)Gestational age less than 37 weeks.
•(iii)Babies on enteral feeding (partial/complete) with human milk with recurrent apnea clinically suspected to be due to gastroesophageal reflux.
•(iv)Parents or caregivers or their legally acceptable/ authorised representatives consenting to take part in the study.

•Exclusion Criteria:
•(i)Extramural live births
•(ii)Neonates not on enteral feeds due to any reason
•(iii)Neonates on invasive mechanical ventilation
•(iv)Neonates with major congenital anomalies
•(v)Neonates with apnea diagnosed to be due to conditions other than gastroesophageal reflux. Thus, preterm neonates with apnea diagnosed to be due to sepsis, metabolic disturbances, electrolyte imbalances, patent ductus arteriosus, intracranial hemorrhage etc will be excluded.
•(vi)Parents or caregivers or their legally acceptable/ authorised representatives not consenting to take part in the study.

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