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. 2017 Mar 3;5:42. doi: 10.3389/fped.2017.00042

Table 3.

Outcomes of the first infants to receive BC as supplement to maternal milk in the first days of life.a

RH FWCH
N 4–7 4–5
Days on PN (days) 3 ± 6 22 ± 9
BC feeding (days) 7 ± 3 7 ± 1
Total BC intake (ml) 273 ± 199 234 ± 92
TTF160 (days) 22 ± 11 ND
TTF120 (days) 8 ± 3 21 ± 8
FI in week 1, n 6 1
FI in week 2, n 1 0
GR in week 1 (ml) 80 ± 41 5 ± 5
Body weight at 37 weeks/discharge (g) 2,492 ± 326 2,138 ± 176
GA at 37 weeks/discharge (weeks) 37.3 ± 0.5 35.9 ± 0.8
Z-score at 37 weeks/discharge −1.3 ± 0.7 −1.3 ± 0.6
Z-score change −1.2 ± 0.6 −0.5 ± 0.5
GV (g·day−1) 22.0 ± 4.6 23.1 ± 5.0
GV (g·kg−1·day−1) 11.8 ± 0.9 12.9 ± 2.7
Regain birth weight (days) 12 ± 2 6 ± 2
Hypertyrosinemia on day 7, n 3 2
Tyrosine on day 7 (μmol·l−1) 171 ± 200 197 ± 163
BUN on day 7 (mmol·l−1) 5.8 ± 3.3 3.3 ± 1.1
BUN on day 14 (mmol·l−1) 2.0 ± 0.3 1.7 ± 0.6

BC, bovine colostrum; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; FI, feeding intolerance; FWCH, Foshan Women’s and Children’s Hospital; GA, gestational age; GR, gastric residual; GV, growth velocity; HC, head circumference; PN, parenteral nutrition; RH, Rigshospitalet; TTF160, time to reach enteral feeding at 160 ml·kg−1·day−1; TTF120, time to reach enteral feeding at 120 ml·kg−1·day−1.

aUnless otherwise indicated, values are given as means ± SD.