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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Lower esophageal sphincter position in premature infants cannot be correctly estimated with current formulas |
Author: | Omari, T. Benninga, M. Haslam, R. Barnett, C. Davidson, G. Dent, J. |
Citation: | Journal of Pediatrics, 1999; 135(4):522-525 |
Publisher: | MOSBY-ELSEVIER |
Issue Date: | 1999 |
ISSN: | 0022-3476 1097-6833 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Taher I. Omari, Marc A. Benninga, Ross R. Haslam, Christopher P. Barnett, Geoff P. Davidson, and John Dent |
Abstract: | <h4>Objectives</h4>Strobel's formula (Esophageal length = 5 + 0.252 x Height) is frequently used as a guide for determining the distance from the nares to the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) in term infants. The aim of this study was to examine this relationship in premature infants.<h4>Study design</h4>The distance from nares to LES was manometrically determined in 156 premature infants (26-40 weeks' postmenstrual age; body weights of 610-3050 g). The ability of body weight, height (body length), head circumference, and postmenstrual age to predict the manometrically determined LES position was evaluated with linear and non-linear regression analyses.<h4>Results</h4>Body weight and body length were the most predictive of distance from nares to LES (r(2) = 0.848 and 0.802, respectively). These relationships were non-linear and, in the case of body length, deviated substantially from Strobel's model.<h4>Conclusions</h4>In premature neonates, a different formula is needed for prediction of the distance between nares and LES than that applied to term infants and children. |
Keywords: | Nose Esophagogastric Junction Humans Body Weight Anthropometry Cephalometry Body Height Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Female Male |
Rights: | Copyright © 1999 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70179-4 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70179-4 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Paediatrics publications |
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