Nutrition for Preterm and Critically Ill Infants
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2023) | Viewed by 10268
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Interests: respiratory disease of the newborn; non-invasive ventilation; HFT; neonatal and pediatric nutrition; vaccination; neonatal and pediatric COVID-19; neonatal infections; genetic and rare neonatal diseases; congenital malformations; informed consent for minors; infectious disease transmissions; off labelel
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Interests: preterm newborns; nutrition; microbiota; neonatal gastroenterology; gastroesophageal reflux
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nutrition for “critical” infants represents a real challenge for neonatologists and pediatricians, both in NICU settings and thereafter. One of the most significant issues is the development of the so-called “extrauterine growth retardation” of ELBW newborns. There are many unanswered questions regarding its management, newborns’ catch-up growth, and long-term effects.
Optimal nutritional management is also a significant problem in newborns with prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation, sepsis, surgical conditions, perinatal asphyxia, etc., all of which are characterized by an “acute stress response” aimed at restoring homeostasis.
Recently, gender-based differences in neonatology, as well as in many other medical specialties, have also been studied. They represent a promising approach for research and possible clinical applications. However, use of parenteral and enteral intakes varies widely, with a range of different approaches.
This Special Issue on “Nutrition for Preterm and Critically Ill Infants” will explore the different effects of nutrition in fragile neonates and children. We welcome the original research articles and reviews (systematic reviews, critical reviews and meta-analyses) with physiopathological bases, enteral and parenteral nutrition timing and schemes, and short- and long-term clinical effects.
Prof. Dr. Nicola Laforgia
Dr. Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- preterm newborns
- neonatal sepsis
- surgical conditions in newborns
- perinatal asphyxia
- IUGR
- EUGR
- enteral nutrition
- parenteral nutrition
- sex-related differences
- permissive undernutrition
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