Dietitians in Nutrition Support

Initiating and Advancing Nutrition Support in the NICU: Case Study

Dietitians in Nutrition Support

Show Notes

Elizabeth Fay MS, RD, CSPCC, LD, CNSC and NICU dietitian extraordinaire is back again with a NICU case study including both parenteral and enteral initiation and advancement. If you're interested in working in the NICU, or maybe you just do weekend coverage on occasion, this is a great introduction into what to expect when working with this unique population.

Missed Elizabeth's first intro to NICU nutrition support video? Check it out here: https://youtu.be/s8NxWxT8n4w

Closed captions provided by Kaitlyn Batista MS, RDN, CDN, CNSC

Timestamps: 0:35 Case study introduction 3:48 Calculating weight change from birth 4:31 Calculating nutrition prescription from both EN and PN 13:06 Calculating nutrition prescription from only EN 15:35 Reassessment

Looking to access more resources on NICU nutrition support? Check out some of Elizabeth's favs! Goldberg DL, Becker PJ, Brigham K, Carlson S, Fleck L, Gollins L, Sandrock M, Fullmer M, Van Poots HA. Identifying Malnutrition in Preterm and Neonatal Populations: Recommended Indicators. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018 Sep;118(9):1571-1582.

Griffin, Ian J. (2022). “Parenteral Nutrition in Premature Infants.” Edited by Steven A Abrams and Alison G Hoppin, UpToDate, https://www.uptodate.com/contents/parenteral-nutrition-in-premature-infants.

Hair, A. B. (2022). Approach to enteral nutrition in the premature infant. UpToDate. Retrieved August 21, 2022, from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/approach-to-enteral-nutrition-in-the-premature-infant.

Hodges, B. S., Johnson, M., & Barr, S. M. (2022). Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Neonatal Nutrition. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Koletzko, B., Cheah, F.-C., Domellöf, M., Poindexter, B. B., Vain, N., B., van G. J., & Koletzko, B. (2021). Nutritional care of preterm infants scientific basis and practical guidelines. Karger, S.

Landau-Crangle E, Rochow N, Fenton TR, Liu K, Ali A, So HY, Fusch G, Marrin ML, Fusch C. Individualized Postnatal Growth Trajectories for Preterm Infants. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2018 Aug;42(6):1084-1092. doi: 10.1002/jpen.1138. Epub 2018 Feb 8. PMID: 29419902.

Rochow N, Raja P, Liu K, Fenton T, Landau-Crangle E, Göttler S, Jahn A, Lee S, Seigel S, Campbell D, Heckmann M, Pöschl J,

Fusch C. Physiological adjustment to postnatal growth trajectories in healthy preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2016 Jun;79(6):870-9. doi: 10.1038/pr.2016.15. Epub 2016 Feb 9. PMID: 26859363.

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