Postnatal Growth Restriction Is Reduced If Birth Weight Is Used for Nutritional Calculations in ELBW Infants
Table 3
An example of an infant receiving 4 g/kg protein based on daily weight and birth weight of an actual infant.
DOL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
BW
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
Protein based on BW
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
Current Daily Weight
0.78
0.78
0.728
0.728
0.668
0.668
0.637
0.613
0.649
0.702
0.7
0.77
0.74
0.76
Protein based on current daily weight
3.12
3.12
2.91
2.91
2.67
2.67
2.55
2.45
2.60
2.81
2.80
3.08
2.96
3.04
Protein deficit
0
0
0.21
0.21
0.45
0.45
0.57
0.67
0.52
0.31
0.32
0.04
0.16
0.08
Cumulative protein given based on daily weight = 39.69 grams. Cumulative protein given if birth weight = 43.68 gms. Cumulative protein deficit = 3.99 grams (which is 5.1 g/kg protein deficit).
