Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and Reduced Time to Full Enteral Feeding

• Effects of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 in preterm infants: a double-blinded randomized controlled study

  • 2019-11-09
  • RCT · n = 114
  • Italian Journal of Pediatrics 45(1)
  • • Xuewei Cui
    • Yongyan Shi
    • Siyang Gao
    • Xindong Xue
    • Jianhua Fu

  • PubMed: 31706331
  • DOI: 10.1186/s13052-019-0716-9

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  • Reduced Time to Full Enteral Feeding

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  time to full enteral feedings (120 mL/kg/d) (9.95 ± 2.46 d vs. 13.80 ± 3.47 d, P < 0.05) was shorter in the intervention group.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  1 × 10^8 colony-forming units (5 drops) once daily