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ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of liquid milk on the nutritional status in premature infants with a gestational age of less than 36 weeks and give some suggestions on feeding in premature infants. Methods Ninety-five premature infants were divided into full -term in fant formula feeding group and liquid milk in premature feeding group.The rates of weight gain, length increment,head circumference increment and the incidence of extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR) were observed and compared between two groups before and after the time of full enteral feeding. ResultsThe average daily weight gain[( 12. 1 ±2. 3 )g/( kg · d)v. s( 10. 5±2. 1)g/(kg· d),P＜ 0.01 ),head circumference increment[(0. 85 +0.29)v. s (0.71 +0.31)cm/W,P ＜0. 05 ) and length increment[(0. 76 + 0. 24) v. s ( 0. 65 + 0. 27 ) cm/W, P ＜ 0. 05 ) were significantly better in the infants fed with liquid milk in premature compared with the infants fed with full - term children formula.There was obvious difference in the incidence of EUGR between two groups ( P ＜ 0. 05 ) . ConclusionThe growth and development of premature infants fed with liquid milk in premature were better than those of full - term in fant formula.
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Objective To study the outcome of NRDS treated with HFV. Methods The study was a prospective controlled clinical trial. Twenty-five newborns with NRDS were treated with HFV and another 25 treated with normal frequency ventilation were served as control. Results Twenty newborn infants survived in HFV group, and complicated with neonatal pneumonia in 12, intraventricular hemorrhage in 3, neonatal pulmonary hemorrhage in 4, patent ductus arteriosus in 4, broncho-pulmonary dysplasia in 2, and air Leak in 3. Fourteen newborn infants were survived in control group, and complicated with neonatal pneumonia in 12, patent ductus arteriosus in 8, intraventricular hemorrhage in 4, neonatal pulmorary hemorrhage in 11, broncho-pulmonany in 6, and air Leak in 3. The mean time of mechanical ventalation was 88.6 hrs in survivors of HFV group vs. 154.7 hrs in that of control group. Conclusions The HFV can reduce the mean time used for mechanical ventilation, and it is as safe as normal-frequency ventilation.