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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
卷 59, 期 2, 页码 254-263出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000397
关键词
gastric emptying; intragastric curding; preterm; ultrasound
资金
- Medela AG
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine whether serial gastric volumes and intragastric curding are repeatable within individual preterm infants when given sequential feeds of the same volume and composition. Infant and feeding characteristics that may influence differences in measured gastric volumes, echogenicity, and intragastric curding were also explored. Methods: Ultrasound images were used to calculate gastric volumes and to rate echogenicity and intragastric curding for 20 infants. A total of 29 paired feeds of the same volume and composition were monitored prefeed and postfeed and at 30-minute intervals thereafter. Statistical comparisons of paired gastric volume measurements and agreement between echogenicity and curding ratings were made for each time point. Analyses of factors that influence discrepancies between volume measurements and between curding ratings were performed. Results: Paired gastric volume measurements were repeatable (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.971, 0.938 < ICC < 0.987). Most (75%) discrepancies were <2 mL and increased over time, although volume differences were small. Overall moderate levels of consistency were observed for ratings of echogenicity (K = 0.44), and curd presence (K <= 0.65), density (K = 0.41), and volume (K = 0.47). Gastric emptying during feed delivery is influenced with infant positioning, fortification of breast milk, and feeding frequency. Conclusions: For preterm infants serial gastric volumes are repeatable and ratings of intragastric echogenicity and curding are moderately consistent when fed milk of the same volume and composition. Ultrasound has the potential to further explore factors that influence gastric emptying in the preterm infant.
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