180
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2015
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2015
Early total enteral feeding (ETEF)
In ETEF Group total required volume of fluid will be administered as oral feeds and no intravenous fluid will be given. Feeds will be started at 80 mL/kg and increased till 150ml/kg is attained.
Conventional enteral feeding (CEF)
CEF Group will receive some feed and some Intravenous fluids. Feeds will be slowly increased from 20 mL/kg on day 1 till full feeds 150ml/kg is attained on day 6 of life.
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Lady Hardinge Medical College
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