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Does enteral nutrition during therapeutic hypothermia increase the risk for necrotizing enterocolitis?

Journal of Perinatology volume 44, pages 151–154 (2024)Cite this article

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Gale C, Longford NT, Jejakumaran D, Ougham K, Battersby C, Ojha S, et al. Feeding during neonatal therapeutic hypothermia, assessed using routinely collected National Neonatal Research Database data: a retrospective, UK population-based cohort study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00026-2.

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Gillen, M.C., Patel, R.M. Does enteral nutrition during therapeutic hypothermia increase the risk for necrotizing enterocolitis?. J Perinatol 44, 151–154 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-023-01771-9

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