Values of reducing substances in the stools of premature infants.

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Title Values of reducing substances in the stools of premature infants.
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Kirgis, Carol Anne.
Date 1975-06
Description The increased incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis among newborn infants has prompted research to discover tools for early diagnosis of the disease. Previous studies have shown that elevated levels of fecal reducing sugars precede the symptoms of the disease. The study attempted to establish the relationship between the type of milk feeding and the levels of reducing sugars in stools of premature newborn infants. Thirty-four premature newborn infants were fed either a commercially prepared 20-calorie formula (Enfamil or Similac) or breast milk. Fecal reducing substances were measured with Clinitest tablets. The values were compared using Chi-square and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Reducing sugars of 1% (3+) or greater appeared more frequently in the stools of the breast-fed infants. There appeared to be a relationship between the type of milk feeding and the level of fecal reducing substances. A cause-effect relationship between the type of milk feeding and the level of fecal reducing substances was not established.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Intestines; Diseases
Subject MESH Infant, Premature; Infant Nutrition; Enterocolitis
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "Values of reducing substances in the stools of premature infants." Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "Values of reducing substances in the stools of premature infants." available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RJ25.5 1975 .K56.
Rights Management © Carol Anne Kirgis.
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Identifier us-etd2,273
Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
ARK ark:/87278/s6ww7z51
Setname ir_etd
ID 192519
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ww7z51
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