TY - JOUR
T1 - Nitrogen balance in patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
AU - Weber, Thomas R.
AU - Shah, Manoj
AU - Stephens, Cindy
AU - Tracy, Tom
PY - 1993/7
Y1 - 1993/7
N2 - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a commonly used technique in the management of newborn respiratory failure. However, few studies have addressed the optimal nutritional support of these critically ill neonates. Eleven newborns undergoing ECMO for respiratory failure were studied at various levels of intravenous caloric and nitrogen intake, using nitrogen balance techniques, to assess optimal nutritional support necessary to achieve positive nitrogen balance. Nonprotein nitrogen calories > 60 kcal/kg/d, and nitrogen > 240 mg/kg/d were necessary to achieve positive nitrogen balance, while maximum positive balance was seen with nitrogen intake > 400 mg/kg/d. These data suggest that newborns treated with ECMO can achieve positive nitrogen balance with modest amounts of caloric and nitrogen intake.
AB - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a commonly used technique in the management of newborn respiratory failure. However, few studies have addressed the optimal nutritional support of these critically ill neonates. Eleven newborns undergoing ECMO for respiratory failure were studied at various levels of intravenous caloric and nitrogen intake, using nitrogen balance techniques, to assess optimal nutritional support necessary to achieve positive nitrogen balance. Nonprotein nitrogen calories > 60 kcal/kg/d, and nitrogen > 240 mg/kg/d were necessary to achieve positive nitrogen balance, while maximum positive balance was seen with nitrogen intake > 400 mg/kg/d. These data suggest that newborns treated with ECMO can achieve positive nitrogen balance with modest amounts of caloric and nitrogen intake.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90693-F
DO - 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90693-F
M3 - Article
C2 - 8229565
AN - SCOPUS:0027239859
SN - 0022-3468
VL - 28
SP - 906
EP - 908
JO - Journal of pediatric surgery
JF - Journal of pediatric surgery
IS - 7
ER -