Susan Aucott

Publication Detail

The publication detail shows the title, authors (with indicators showing other profiled authors), information on the publishing organization, abstract and a link to the article in PubMed. This abstract is what is used to create the fingerprint of the publication. If any grants are referenced by the publication, they will be listed here as well.

Outcomes of early parenteral nutrition for premature infants.

J Trintis; P Donohue; S Aucott (Profiled Authors: Susan Aucott; Pamela Donohue)

Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2010;30(6):403-7.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of early amino acid (early AA) administration in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. STUDY DESIGN: A pre- and post-intervention study was conducted after initiating an early AA administration protocol. Clinical outcomes were collected for all VLBW infants admitted on the first day of life for 9 months before protocol initiation (standard parenteral nutrition (PN)), and 10 months after initiation of early AA. RESULT: In all, 88 infants met study criteria for standard PN, and 85 infants for early AA administration. The patient characteristics were similar between the groups. There were no differences in mortality, the day birth weight was regained, the day enteral feeds started, the duration of PN, the day full feeds achieved and weight at 32 weeks post-menstrual age. No differences were found for late sepsis, direct hyperbilirubinemia and chronic lung disease. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) occurred more frequently in the early AA administration group (12 vs 1%, P=0.012). CONCLUSION: Early AA administration for VLBW infants was as efficacious as standard therapy, although increased NEC in the early AA period may have negatively affected growth and nutrition in that period.

Scientific Context

This section shows information related to the publication - computed using the fingerprint of the publication - including related publications, related experts and related grants with fingerprints representing significant amounts of overlap between their fingerprint and this publication. The red dots indicate whether those experts or terms appear within the publication, thereby showing potential and actual connections.