Postdischarge growth assessment in very low birth weight infants

• Main Authors: Joon-Sik Park (Author), Jungho Han (Author), Jeong Eun Shin (Author), Soon Min Lee (Author), Ho Seon Eun (Author), Min-Soo Park (Author), Kook-In Park (Author), Ran Namgung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeThe goal of nutritional support for very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants from birth to term is to match the in utero growth rates; however, this is rarely achieved.MethodsWe evaluated postdischarge growth patterns and growth failure in 81 Korean VLBW infants through a retrospective study. Wei...