The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 3 , Pages 291-294 , March 2006

Early postnatal administration of intravenous amino acids to preterm, extremely low birth weight infants

  • William W. Hay Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: William W. Hay, Jr, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Perinatal Research Center F441, 13243 E 23rd Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
    • ,
  • Patti J. Thureen, MD

References 

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition . Nutritional needs of low birth-weight infants . Pediatrics . 1985;75:976–986
  2. Ehrenkranz RA , Younes N , Lemons JA , Fanaroff AA , Donovan EF , Wright LL , et al.   Longitudinal growth of hospitalized very low birth weight infants . Pediatrics . 1999;104:280–289
  3. Sabita UTEL , Hamilton G , Dore CJ , Bell J , Modi N . Altered adiposity after extremely preterm birth . Pediatr Res . 2005;57:211–215
  4. Rivera A , Bell EF , Bier DM . Effect of intravenous amino acids on protein metabolism of preterm infants during the first three days of life . Pediatr Res . 1993;33:106–111
  5. Thureen PJ , Anderson AH , Baron KA , Melara DL , Hay WW , Fennessey PV . Protein balance in the first week of life in ventilated neonates receiving parenteral nutrition . Am J Clin Nutr . 1998;68:1128–1135
  6. Thureen PJ , Melara D , Fennessey PV , Hay WW . Effect of low versus high intravenous amino acid intake on very low birth weight infants in the early neonatal period . Pediatr Res . 2003;53:24–32
  7. Poindexter BB , Langer JC , Dusick AM , Ehrenkranz RA . Early provision of parenteral amino acids in extremely low-birth-weight infants (relationship with growth and neurodevelopmental outcome) . J Pediatr . 2006;148:300–305
  8. Poindexter BB . Early amino acid administration for premature neonates . J Pediatr . 2005;147:420–421
  9. Goldman HI , Goldman J , Kaufman I , Liebman OB . Late effects of early dietary protein intake on low-birth-weight infants . J Pediatr . 1974;85:764–769
  10. Ridout E , Melara D , Rottinghaus S , Thureen PJ . Blood urea nitrogen concentration as a marker of amino-acid intolerance in neonates with birth weight less than 1250 g . J Perinatol . 2005;25:130–133
  11. van Veen LC , Teng C , Hay WW , Meschia G , Battaglia FC . Leucine disposal and oxidation rates in the fetal lamb . Metabolism . 1987;36:48–53
  12. Heird WC , Hay W , Helms RA , Storm MC , Kashyap S , Dell RB . Pediatric parenteral amino acid mixture in low birth weight infants . Pediatrics . 1988;81:41–50
  13. Kashyap AS, Heird WC. Protein requirements of low birth weight, very low birth weight, and small for gestational age infants. In: Raiha NCR, editor. Protein metabolism during infancy. Nestlé Nutrition Workshop Series, Vol. 33, Nestec Ltd., Verey/Raven Press Ltd., New York, pp. 133-46.
  14. Cianfarani S , Germani D , Branca F . Low birth weight and adult insulin resistance (the “catch-up growth” hypothesis) . Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed . 1999;81:F71–F73
  15. Fewtrell MS , Lucas A , Cole TJ , Wells JC . Prematurity and reduced body fatness at 8-12 y of age . Am J Clin Nutr . 2004;80:436–440
  16. Nosarti C , Al Asady MH , Frangou S , Stewart AL , Rifkin L , Murray RM . Adolescents who were born very preterm have decreased brain volumes . Brain . 2002;125:1616–1623
  17. Thureen P , Heird WC . Protein and energy requirements of the preterm/low birth weight (LBW) infant . Pediatr Res . 2005;57:95R–98R
  18. Lucas A , Morley R , Cole TJ . Adverse neurodevelopmental outcome of moderate neonatal hypoglycaemia . BMJ . 1988;297:1304–1308
  19. Carlson SE , Werkman SH , Rhodes PG , Tolley EA . Visual-acuity development in healthy preterm infants (effect of marine-oil supplementation) . Am J Clin Nutr . 1993;58:35–42
  20. Bresson JL , Narcy P , Putet G , Ricour C , Sachs C , Rey J . Energy substrate utilization in infants receiving total parenteral nutrition with different glucose to fat ratios . Pediatr Res . 1989;25:645–648

PII: S0022-3476(05)01171-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.12.011

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 3 , Pages 291-294 , March 2006

Article Tools