Minimal impact of feed intolerance during therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in a South African cohort with a standardised feeding regimen
Early feeding was generally well tolerated. Feed intolerance was more frequent in neonates with severe HIE, but most neonates achieved independence from IV fluids by day six.
Authors
- Michael S. Pepper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6406-2380)
- Shakti Pillay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1961-3435)
- Alan R. Horn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7795-4900)
- Ilhaam Samaai
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1611619
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- University of Cape Town