artículo
Enteral Feeding and Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Does Time of First Feeds and Rate of Advancement Matter?
Fecha
2021Registro en:
10.1097/MPG.0000000000003069
1536-4801
0277-2116
MEDLINE:33587409
WOS:000662032000029
Autor
Masoli, Daniela
Domínguez De Landa, María Angélica
Tapia, Jose L.
Uauy, Ricardo
Fabres, Jorge
NEOCOSUR Collaborative Network
Institución
Resumen
The aim of the study was to determine if time to initial enteral feeding (EF) and rate of advancement are associated with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or death. Methods: Secondary analysis of prospectively collected data of very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWI: 400--1500 g) born in 26 NEOCOSUR centers between 2000 and 2014. Results: Among 12,387 VLBWI, 83.7% survived without NEC, 6.6% developed NEC and survived, and 9.6% had NEC and died or died without NEC (NEC/death). After risk adjustment, time to initial EF (median = 2 days) was not associated with NEC; however, delaying it was protective for NEC/death (odds ratio [OR] = 0.96; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.93--0.99). A slower feeding advancement rate (FAR) was protective for NEC (OR = 0.97; 95% CI = 0.94-0.98) and for NEC/death (OR = 0.98; 95% CI = 0.96-0.99). Conclusions: In VLBWI, there was no association between an early initial EF and NEC, although delaying it was associated with less NEC/death. A slower FAR was associated with lower risk of both outcomes.