Neonatal Medicine

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Association between the Nutritional Status at Birth and Need for Respiratory Support on the First Day of Life

  • Jang, Hea Min (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Choi, Su Jin (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Park, Sook-Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Jeong, Ji Eun (Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ji Sook (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Eun Joo (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2018.08.10
  • Accepted : 2018.12.28
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

Purpose: Nutritional markers, such as total protein, albumin, and vitamin D have been reportedly associated with neonatal outcomes. This study aimed to assess the correlation between nutritional markers at birth and the need for respiratory support on the first day of life. Methods: This retrospective study included 94 newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Kyungpook National University Children's Hospital between March and December 2017. We measured levels of nutritional markers, including serum total protein, albumin, ferritin, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD), and prealbumin, from cord blood or blood sample within 24 hours after birth. Respiratory support was defined as the use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure, humidified high-flow nasal cannula, or mechanical ventilation on the first day of life. Results: The mean gestational age and birth weight were 36.6±2.3 weeks and 2,714±575 g, respectively. Serum total protein, albumin, prealbumin, and ferritin levels at birth were significantly correlated with gestational age and birth weight. Total protein, albumin, ferritin, and 25-OHD levels were not correlated with the time to recover birth weight after adjusting for gestational age. Moreover, prealbumin levels at birth were significantly lower in small-for-gestational-age infants than in appropriate-for-gestational-age infants. The need for respiratory support on the first day of life decreased 0.058- and 0.001-fold for every 1 g/dL increase in serum total protein (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.004 to 0.833; P=0.036) and albumin (95% CI, 0.000 to 0.136; P=0.009) levels, respectively. Conclusion: Nutritional status at birth could be associated with the need for respiratory support on the first day of life, regardless of the Apgar score.

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This work was supported by Biomedical Research Institute grant, Kyungpook National University Hospital (2015).

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