Oral erythromycin for treatment of gastrointestinal dysmotility in premature infants

• Main Authors: Armelia Moesri (Author), Bugis Mardina Lubis (Author), Asrul Asrul (Author), Atan Baas Sinuhaji (Author), Guslihan Dasa Tjipta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2007-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Functional immaturity of gastrointestinal (GI) motility predisposes preterm infants to feeding intolerance. Erythromycin as a prokinetic agent has been given to preterm infants for the management of non-obstructive GI dysmotility. Objective To evaluate the efficacy of oral erythromycin fo...