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Early intravenous nutrition for the prevention of neonatal jaundice

B M Faber1, J F Mills

  • 1Intensive and Special Care Nurseries, Royal Women's Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Vic, Australia.

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|August 15, 2003
PubMed

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Early intravenous nutrition

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal care
  • Pediatric gastroenterology
  • Clinical nutrition

Background:

  • Enteral feeding in early infancy impacts neonatal jaundice.
  • The effect of early intravenous nutrition on neonatal jaundice is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of early intravenous nutrition on neonatal jaundice.

Main Methods:

  • Searched Cochrane Neonatal Review Group, MEDLINE, and EMBASE databases.
  • Included randomized or quasi-randomized controlled trials on early intravenous nutrition and unconjugated bilirubin.

Main Results:

  • No eligible studies were identified in the literature search.
  • No data could be collected due to the absence of relevant trials.

Conclusions:

  • Current evidence does not support decisions on early intravenous nutrition based on its effect on neonatal jaundice.
  • Clinical decisions should rely on other established factors.
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