Survival of small premature infants has markedly improved during the last few decades.
These infants are discharged from hospital care with body weight below the usual birth …

Background: Catheter-related bloodstream infection remains the most common serious
complication associated with long-term parenteral nutrition. Taurolock (Bio-Implant …

This article by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition summarizes available information on
the effects of adding prebiotic oligosaccharides to infant and follow-on formulae. Currently …

Parenteral nutrition is used to treat children that cannot be fully fed by the enteral route.
While the revised ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN pediatric parenteral nutrition guidelines …

Securing reliable venous access is of paramount importance when considering parenteral
nutrition (PN). However, the presence of a central venous catheter (CVC) is the principal risk …

Powdered infant formulae are not sterile and may contain pathogenic bacteria. In addition,
milk products are excellent media for bacterial proliferation. Multiplication of Enterobacter …

ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN guidelines on pediatric parenteral nutrition: Organisational
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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal emergency in the
neonatal period. Small-bowel overgrowth with aerobic gram-negative bacteria has …

Background Ulcerative colitis (UC) typically is associated with a confluent proctitis, whereas
rectal sparing may be seen in large bowel Crohn disease (CD). A few studies have reported …

Whether antireflux surgery should be routinely performed at the time of gastrostomy in
children with neurological disorders is debatable because of the risk of gastroesophageal …