Journal article
Net acid excretion during first week of life.
Abstract
Metabolic acidosis occurs frequently in newborns. Net acid excretion (NAE) in 34 preterm and 12 term infants was measured during the first week of life. Twenty preterm infants received breast milk or formula; the remaining infants received total parenteral nutrition (TPN) -- synthetic amino acids or casein hydrolysate solution. NAE for breast milk vs formula fed infants was 5.4 +/- 0.4 and 7.8 +/- 0.6 muEq/min/m2 (mean +/- SEM). The …
Authors
Chan LL; Balfe JW; Exeni R; Cifuentes RF; Bryan MH; Atkinson SA
Journal
Child Nephrology and Urology, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 37–41
Publication Date
March 1981
ISSN
1012-6694