Reference Values for Abdominal Circumference in Premature Infants

• Main Authors: Héléna Setruk (Author), Erika Nogué (Author), Aurélie Desenfants (Author), Olivier Prodhomme (Author), Anne Filleron (Author), Nicolas Nagot (Author), Gilles Cambonie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Abdominal distention is a common indicator of feeding intolerance in premature newborns. In the absence of a precise definition, abdominal distention and its degree are highly subjective. The aim of this study was to construct references and smoothed percentiles for abdominal circumferen...