Ongoing issues in the intensive care for the periviable infant--nutritional management and prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and nosocomial infections

Semin Perinatol. 2014 Feb;38(1):25-30. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2013.07.005.

Abstract

The focus of this paper is to describe the following: (1) the benefits of implementing feeding guidelines, (2) management practices associated with the prevention of BPD, and (3) management practices associated with prevention of nosocomial infection.

Keywords: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Extremely preterm infants; Feeding guidelines; Nosocomial infections; Nutritional support.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / prevention & control*
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / therapy
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Cross Infection / therapy
  • Feeding Methods
  • Female
  • Fetal Viability*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use*
  • Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
  • Intensive Care, Neonatal* / methods
  • Intensive Care, Neonatal* / organization & administration
  • Lactoferrin / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Nutritional Requirements
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pregnancy
  • Water-Electrolyte Balance

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Lactoferrin