Effects of synbiotics on necrotizing enterocolitis and full enteral feeding in very low birth weight infants: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial
Prescribing multi-strain synbiotics reduces the incidence of NEC in VLBW infants and has beneficial effects on breastfeeding tolerance and weight gain velocity. Therefore, physicians may consider prescribing synbiotics to VLBW neonates.
Authors
- Ali Bitaraf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3116-4326)
- Homa Babaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0703-8178)
- Mina Khosravifar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9672-7903)
- Amir Ali Mahboobipour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3448-4627)
- Amir Shahidolahi
- Pourang Mohammadi
Institutions
- Masih Daneshvari Hospital (IR)
- Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Imam Reza Hospital (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000039647
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences