While hypoglycemia occurs commonly among neonates, treatment can be challenging if
hypoglycemia persists beyond the first few days of life. This review discusses the available …

Background Attempt to define “significant hypoglycemia” was made by Hartmann et al in
1937. 1 In the 1940s, reports described increased mortality among infants born to mothers …

Neonatal parenteral nutrition (PN) is readily available in many hospitals and plays an
essential role in the management of sick and growing preterm and term infants. PN can be …

Peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) is often viewed as the stepchild of parenteral nutrition
(PN) infused via a central venous catheter. Anecdotal reports suggest that there has been …

The neonate receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) therapy requires a physiologically
appropriate solution in quantity and quality given according to a timely, cost‐effective …

Levels of evidence (LoE) and recommendation grades (RG) used in the updated guidelines
of the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition …

Background: Addition of energy supplements to preterm formulas is an optional strategy to
increase the energy intake in infants requiring fluid restriction, in conditions like …

Background: our aim was to measure the osmolality of several PN formulas at different
component concentrations to determine if equations described in literature to calculate …

Nesta revisão é actualizado o primeiro Consenso Nacional sobre Nutrição Parentérica no
Recém-Nascido, publicado em 2004, com especial relevância para as indicações, contra …

The ketogenic diet (KD) is a well-accepted treatment modality for children with intractable
epilepsy and for inborn errors of carbohydrate metabolism. These children, just as any other …