Oil application in preterm babies--a source of warmth and nutrition

Fernandez, A.; Patkar, S.; Chawla, C.; Taskar, T.; Prabhu, S.V.

Indian Pediatrics 24(12): 1111-1116

1987


ISSN/ISBN: 0019-6061
PMID: 3450663
Document Number: 289237
In a controlled study, maize oil was applied every 4 h to the entire body of 25 preterm infants, and their rectal temperatures were measured and maintained with a warmer. The infants together with their age-matched controls were breast fed. Fasting serum triglyceride values were estimated before and at 72 h after the start of the study. The test group required the warmer less than did the control, and had higher serum triglyceride values.

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