ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: A prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of low-dose erythromycin on the time taken to attain full enteral feedings in preterm infants with very low birth weight and feeding intolerance. METHODS: Two groups of preterm infants (birth weight
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Enteral Nutrition , Erythromycin/administration & dosage , Gastrointestinal Agents/administration & dosage , Infant, Premature , Birth Weight , Double-Blind Method , Gastroesophageal Reflux/physiopathology , Gestational Age , Humans , Infant Formula , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Small for Gestational Age , Milk, Human , Parenteral Nutrition , Placebos , Prospective Studies , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome , Weight GainABSTRACT
Use of a third generation TSH assay enabled extremely low values of TSH to be detected through newborn screening. The use of a supplemental free thyroxine improved testing specificity. The hypothyroidism observed is believed to be secondary to suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis by placentally transferred maternal thyroxine.
