Standardized Patterned Somatosensory Oral Stimulation in Very Preterm Infants: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Autor: Priya Jegatheesan, Suhas Nafday, Mary Wearden, Dongli Song, Balaji Govindaswami, Jonathan Nedrelow, Zahava Cohen, Kaashif A. Ahmad, Sheri L. Nemerofsky, Sunshine Pooley
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology Program.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.141.1_meetingabstract.281
Popis: Background: Very preterm infants often have delayed establishment of full oral feeding (FOF), a rate-limiting step for discharge, prolonging hospital stay. Objective: To evaluate the effect of standardized patterned somatosensory oral stimulation on transition to FOF and on length of stay (LOS) in very preterm infants. Design/Methods: This multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) …
Databáze: OpenAIRE