Protein-energy adequacy and nutritional evolution of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care unit

Abstract

Article based on the masther thesis of LC HOLZBACH, entitled "Segurança alimentar e qualidade em terapia nutricional de recém-nascidos pré-termo A B S T R A C T ObjectiveTo evaluate the prescription of protein-calorie nutrition and its adequacy to the requirements of preterm newborns. MethodsProspective study with 30 preterm infants from a neonate intensive unit care. Anthropometric and nutritional therapy data were collected daily. Nutritional demands were defined according to the national guidelines. Protein-calorie nutritional support was considered adequate when it reached 70% of the calculated demand. The evolution of nutritional status was evaluated according to the growth curves of preterm infants. Statistical analyses were performed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences 20.0, at a 5% significance level. ResultsThe means of demand, prescription and infusion significantly differed from each other. The values of calories and proteins prescribed and infused were inadequate according to the calculated ones. There was no significant CC BY