Early Enteral Feeding Improves Tolerance of Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Newborns

(1) Background: The tolerance of preterm newborns for the high nutritional intakes given by parenteral nutrition (PN) is still debated because of the risk of metabolic complications. Despite enteral nutrition (EN) being the preferred route of nutrition, an exclusive enteral feeding is not always pos...

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Autores principales: Giovanni Boscarino, Maria Giulia Conti, Maria Di Chiara, Marco Bianchi, Elisa Onestà, Francesca Faccioli, Giorgia Deli, Paola Repole, Salvatore Oliva, Francesco Cresi, Gianluca Terrin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2a795557f182407c8c19efc022734a6e2021-11-25T18:34:55ZEarly Enteral Feeding Improves Tolerance of Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Newborns10.3390/nu131138862072-6643https://doaj.org/article/2a795557f182407c8c19efc022734a6e2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3886https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643(1) Background: The tolerance of preterm newborns for the high nutritional intakes given by parenteral nutrition (PN) is still debated because of the risk of metabolic complications. Despite enteral nutrition (EN) being the preferred route of nutrition, an exclusive enteral feeding is not always possible, as in preterm newborns, the gut is immature and less tolerant of EN. We aimed to study the impact of a minimal enteral feeding (MEF) on the possible early metabolic complications of PN in a cohort of preterms with gestational age at birth GA ≤ 29 + 6/7 weeks of postmenstrual age. (2) Methods: We divided the study sample in two cohorts: 1) Late-Feeding (cohort 1), newborns who received MEF starting from the 8th day of age, and (2) Early-Feeding (cohort 2), newborns who received MEF, consisting of the administration of at least 4–5 mL/kg/day by the enteral route, in the first 7 days of age. The primary outcome of the study was the rate of at least one metabolic complication, including hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, or metabolic acidosis. (3) Results: We enrolled 80 newborns (Late-Feeding cohort 51 vs. Early-Feeding cohort 29). The rate of all metabolic complications was statistically higher in the Late-Feeding cohort compared to the Early-Feeding cohort. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that late administration of MEF negatively influenced the rate of all metabolic complications. (4) Conclusions: Early minimal administration of EN is associated with less frequent PN-related metabolic side effects and a higher rate of survival in critically ill newborns.Giovanni BoscarinoMaria Giulia ContiMaria Di ChiaraMarco BianchiElisa OnestàFrancesca FaccioliGiorgia DeliPaola RepoleSalvatore OlivaFrancesco CresiGianluca TerrinMDPI AGarticlehyperglycemiahypertriglyceridemiametabolic acidosisvery low birth weight (VLBW)enteral nutritioncritical conditionNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3886, p 3886 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic hyperglycemia
hypertriglyceridemia
metabolic acidosis
very low birth weight (VLBW)
enteral nutrition
critical condition
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
spellingShingle hyperglycemia
hypertriglyceridemia
metabolic acidosis
very low birth weight (VLBW)
enteral nutrition
critical condition
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
Giovanni Boscarino
Maria Giulia Conti
Maria Di Chiara
Marco Bianchi
Elisa Onestà
Francesca Faccioli
Giorgia Deli
Paola Repole
Salvatore Oliva
Francesco Cresi
Gianluca Terrin
Early Enteral Feeding Improves Tolerance of Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Newborns
description (1) Background: The tolerance of preterm newborns for the high nutritional intakes given by parenteral nutrition (PN) is still debated because of the risk of metabolic complications. Despite enteral nutrition (EN) being the preferred route of nutrition, an exclusive enteral feeding is not always possible, as in preterm newborns, the gut is immature and less tolerant of EN. We aimed to study the impact of a minimal enteral feeding (MEF) on the possible early metabolic complications of PN in a cohort of preterms with gestational age at birth GA ≤ 29 + 6/7 weeks of postmenstrual age. (2) Methods: We divided the study sample in two cohorts: 1) Late-Feeding (cohort 1), newborns who received MEF starting from the 8th day of age, and (2) Early-Feeding (cohort 2), newborns who received MEF, consisting of the administration of at least 4–5 mL/kg/day by the enteral route, in the first 7 days of age. The primary outcome of the study was the rate of at least one metabolic complication, including hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, or metabolic acidosis. (3) Results: We enrolled 80 newborns (Late-Feeding cohort 51 vs. Early-Feeding cohort 29). The rate of all metabolic complications was statistically higher in the Late-Feeding cohort compared to the Early-Feeding cohort. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that late administration of MEF negatively influenced the rate of all metabolic complications. (4) Conclusions: Early minimal administration of EN is associated with less frequent PN-related metabolic side effects and a higher rate of survival in critically ill newborns.
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author Giovanni Boscarino
Maria Giulia Conti
Maria Di Chiara
Marco Bianchi
Elisa Onestà
Francesca Faccioli
Giorgia Deli
Paola Repole
Salvatore Oliva
Francesco Cresi
Gianluca Terrin
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Maria Giulia Conti
Maria Di Chiara
Marco Bianchi
Elisa Onestà
Francesca Faccioli
Giorgia Deli
Paola Repole
Salvatore Oliva
Francesco Cresi
Gianluca Terrin
author_sort Giovanni Boscarino
title Early Enteral Feeding Improves Tolerance of Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Newborns
title_short Early Enteral Feeding Improves Tolerance of Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Newborns
title_full Early Enteral Feeding Improves Tolerance of Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Newborns
title_fullStr Early Enteral Feeding Improves Tolerance of Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Newborns
title_full_unstemmed Early Enteral Feeding Improves Tolerance of Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Newborns
title_sort early enteral feeding improves tolerance of parenteral nutrition in preterm newborns
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