Back to Search
Start Over
Utilization of a High Potency Probiotic Product for Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants at a Level IV NICU.
- Source :
-
Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology & Therapeutics . 2023, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p473-475. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
-
Abstract
- Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious gastrointestinal disease that can be seen in premature infants with high risk for morbidity and mortality. There is currently no US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) medication approved for the prevention of NEC. Despite great heterogeneity among available studies, large meta-analyses of clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of multiple-strain probiotics in reducing NEC and all-cause mortality. In 2020, Medical City Dallas's Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) implemented a probiotic protocol for NEC prevention. As a result, a reduction in NEC was observed, with no occurrence of probiotic-related sepsis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15516776
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 172764270
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5863/1551-6776-28.5.473