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Gastric emptying of Caloreen meals in the newborn.
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  1. C Costalos,
  2. G Russell,
  3. Q Al Rahim,
  4. I Blumenthal,
  5. S Hanlin,
  6. I Ross

    Abstract

    The gastric emptying of 10% solutions of glucose and of Caloreen, a glucose polymer, was compared in 16 newborn infants. Caloreen left the stomach more rapidly than glucose on all but one occasion. This has potential advantages to infant feeding.

    http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.55.11.883

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