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Early versus late parenteral nutrition in term and late preterm infants: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Despite the wide use of parenteral nutrition (PN) in neonatal intensive care units (NICU), there is limited evidence regarding the optimal time to commence PN in term and late preterm infants.

Citation:
Moon K, McKinnon E, Croft K, Hendrie D, Patole S, Simmer K, Rao S. Early versus late parenteral nutrition in term and late preterm infants: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics. 2022;22(1):514.

Keywords:
Amino acids; F2-isoprostanes; Lipids; Neonate; Parenteral nutrition; Plasma fatty acids; Randomised controlled trial; Red blood cell fatty acids; enteric feeding;
neonatal intensive care unit; newborn; prematurity; randomized controlled trial

Abstract:
Despite the wide use of parenteral nutrition (PN) in neonatal intensive care units (NICU), there is limited evidence regarding the optimal time to commence PN in term and late preterm infants.