Since fluid and nutrition needs and delivery in ELBWinfants are calculated based on their bodyweights, there could be ameasurable\ndifference in fluid, nutrition, and protein intake calculations based on birth weight (BW) or current weight of the infant, especially\nin the first two weeks of life. Theoretically, the use of current daily weight (CW) for calculations may result in decreased fluid,\nnutrition, and protein delivery as well as a cumulative protein deficit (cPD) over the first two weeks of life until the infant regains\nbirth weight. However, there have been no clinical studies comparing the clinical and nutritional impact of these two strategies\nis unknown. Aims. The aims of this study were to quantify the amount of protein intake and to compare growth parameters at\nhospital discharge (as measured by discharge weight and head circumference percentiles) when using two differentmethodologies\n(BWvesrsus current daily weight until BWis regained) for calculating fluid and protein intake in the first two weeks after birth in\nELBW infants. ������..
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