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ArticleNutrients2022

Association between Abnormal Antenatal Doppler Characteristics and Gastrointestinal Outcomes in Preterm Infants.

Silvia Martini, Mariarosaria Annunziata, Anna Nunzia Della Gatta, Arianna Aceti, Marica Brunetti, Gianluigi Pilu, Giuliana Simonazzi, Luigi Corvaglia

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Article in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Silvia MartiniNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, IRCCS AOU S. Orsola, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Mariarosaria AnnunziataNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, IRCCS AOU S. Orsola, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Anna Nunzia Della GattaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Arianna AcetiNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, IRCCS AOU S. Orsola, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9274-985X
Marica BrunettiDepartment of Pediatric Sciences, Catholic University Medical School, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Gianluigi PiluDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Giuliana SimonazziDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Luigi CorvagliaNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, IRCCS AOU S. Orsola, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antenatal Doppler disturbances are associated with fetal hypoxia and may induce a brain-sparing vascular redistribution at the expense of splanchnic circulation, possibly predisposing to gut complications. We aimed to compare several gastrointestinal outcomes among very-low-birthweight (VLBW) preterm infants with different antenatal Doppler features. VLBW infants born between 2010-2022 were retrospectively included and stratified into the following clusters based on antenatal Doppler characteristics: normal Doppler (controls); absent or reversed end-diastolic flow in the umbilical artery (UA-AREDF) alone or also in the ductus venosus (UA+DV-AREDF); and abnormal Doppler with or without brain-sparing redistribution. The following outcomes were evaluated: time to reach full enteral feeds (FEF), feeding intolerance (FI), necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP). Overall, 570 infants were included. Infants born following UA+DV-AREDF had significantly higher FI, NEC, and SIP rates and achieved FEF later compared to controls. Increased FI prevalence and a longer time to FEF compared to controls were also observed among UA-AREDF infants and in the presence of brain-sparing redistribution, which also increased NEC rates. Antenatal Doppler abnormalities exacerbate the gastrointestinal risks of preterm infants. Detailed knowledge of Doppler features can aid in identifying those at highest risk of intestinal complications who may benefit from tailored enteral feeding management.

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Enterocolitis, NecrotizingInfant, PrematureFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyRetrospective StudiesUltrasonography, PrenatalUmbilical Arteriesantenatal Dopplerductus venosusfeeding intolerancegastrointestinal outcomemiddle cerebral arterynecrotizing enterocolitisnutritionpreterm infantsumbilical artery

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PMCPMC9738995
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