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Trial reportJPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition2018

Parenteral Protein Decision Support System Improves Protein Delivery in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Mhd Wael Alrifai, David P Mulherin, Stuart T Weinberg, Li Wang, Christoph U Lehmann

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mhd Wael AlrifaiDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
David P MulherinHealthIT @VUMC, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Stuart T WeinbergDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Li WangDepartment of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Christoph U LehmannDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) -Identifying correlates of functional immunity in SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasmaUL1TR002243 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Paul A. Harris, Wesley H Self · 2017 to 2026
$130.7M
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)UL1TR000445 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2012 to 2016
$41.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000445NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002243
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundManagement of neonatal parenteral protein intake for preterm infants is challenging and requires daily modifications of the dose to account for the infant's postnatal age, birth weight, current weight, and the volume and protein concentration of concurrent enteral nutrition. The objective of this study was to create and evaluate the Parenteral Protein Calculator (PPC), a clinical decision support system to improve the accuracy of protein intake for preterm infants who require parenteral nutrition (PN). MATERIALS AND

methodsWe integrated the PPC into the computerized provider order entry system and tested it in a randomized controlled trial (routine or PPC). Infants were eligible if they were ≤3 days old, had a birth weight ≤1500 g, and had no inborn error of metabolism. The primary outcome was the appropriate total protein intake, defined as target protein dose ±0.5 g/kg.

resultsWe randomly allocated 42 infants for 221 PN days in the control group and 211 in the PPC group. Total protein intake in the PPC group was more accurate as compared with the control group (appropriate protein dosing: odds ratio = 5.8; 95% CI, 2.7-12.4). Absolute deviation from protein target was 0.41 g/kg (0.24-0.58) lower in the PPC group.

conclusionThe PPC improved appropriate protein dosing for premature infants receiving PN. Further studies are needed to test whether clinical decision support systems will reduce uremia and improve growth and to replicate similar findings in the cases of other PN nutrients.

Indexed as

Decision Support TechniquesDietary ProteinsFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleParenteral NutritionDietary Proteinsclinical decision support systemmedication dosingparenteral nutritionprotein intakeuremia

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PMID29505147
PMCPMC5841609
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