A co-word analysis of current researches on feeding intolerance in preterm infants / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyse the status quo,hotspots and trends of researches on feeding intolerance in preterm infants from 2012 to 2016 in China by co-word analysis,in order to propose directions for future researches.Methods Related studies pub lished from November 2012 to November 2016 were obtained through searching in databases,including CNKI,Wanfang,VIP andCBM,with the keywords "preterm infant","low birth weight infant" and "feeding intolerance".Studies were selected in strict accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria.The co-occurrence matrix of high frequency keywords was established via Microsoft Office Excel2007,and the visual network was drawn by Ucinet6.0 and Netdraw.Results A total of 536 studies were included,and 35 high-frequency keywords were extracted.The subjects of these studies mainly were very low birth weight infants,and there were few researches on extremely low birth weight infants.The reasons and treatments for feeding intolerance,clinical efficacy,clinical manifestations,growth and development,enteral/parenteral nutrition and necrotizing enterocolitis were the focus of attention of clinicians.Conclusion There have been in-depth researches on clinical features,diagnosis standard,prevention and treatment measurement of feeding intolerance in China,further researches are needed to investigate the etiology,exact pathogenesis and biological indicators.