Management of enteral nutrition of premature newborns who have undergone conservative necrotizing enterocolitis as the basis for favorable short and long-term outcomes

Abstract

In the Last decade the search for the optimal enteral strategy for premature newborns who have suffered necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the focus of the conservative care, and the enteral nutrition itself is recognized as a regulated factor. But at present, there are no convincing data and evidence-based recommendations on when and how to resume enteral nutrition after NEC. Given the lack of evidence and consensus among neonatologists and surgeons on the optimal feeding strategy after the diagnosis of NEC to prevent its recurrence, this challenge is one of the priorities and is still unresolved.

Keywords:enteral nutrition, premature newborns, necrotizing enterocolitis

Funding. The study had no sponsor support.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

For citation: Grosheva E.V., Zubkov V.V. Management of enteral nutrition of premature newborns who have undergone conservative necrotizing enterocolitis as the basis for favorable short and long-term outcomes. Neonatologiya: novosti, mneniya, obuchenie [Neonatology: News, Opinions, Training]. 2021; 9 (2): 33-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/2308-2402-2021-9-2-33-39 (in Russian)

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