Efficacy of Intermediate-Dose Oral Erythromycin on Very Low Birth Weight Infants With Feeding Intolerance

Erythromycin is generally used as a prokinetic agent for the treatment of feeding intolerance in preterm infants; however, results from previous studies significantly vary due to different medication dosages, routes of administration, and therapy durations. The effectiveness and safety of intermedia...

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Published in:	Pediatrics and Neonatology
Main Authors:	Yan-Yan Ng, Pen-Hua Su, Jia-Yuh Chen, Yeak-Wun Quek, Jui-Ming Hu, Inn-Chi Lee, Hong-Shen Lee, Hua-Pin Chang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2012-02-01
Subjects:	feeding intolerance oral erythromycin very low birth weight infants
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211001719