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- Title
Clinical Impact of Supplementation with Pasteurized Donor Human Milk by High-Temperature Short-Time Method versus Holder Method in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Authors
García-Lara, Nadia Raquel; Escuder-Vieco, Diana; Cabrera-Lafuente, Marta; Keller, Kristin; De Diego-Poncela, Cristina; Jiménez-González, Concepción; Núñez-Ramos, Raquel; Flores-Antón, Beatriz; Escribano-Palomino, Esperanza; Alonso-Díaz, Clara; Vázquez-Román, Sara; Ureta-Velasco, Noelia; Cruz-Bértolo, Javier De La; Pallás-Alonso, Carmen Rosa
- Abstract
Nosocomial infections are a frequent and serious problem in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Donor human milk (DHM) is the best alternative for feeding these babies when mother's own milk (MOM) is not available. Recently, a patented prototype of a High-Temperature Short-Time (HTST) pasteurizer adapted to a human milk bank setting showed a lesser impact on immunologic components. We designed a multicentre randomized controlled trial that investigates whether, in ELBW infants with an insufficient MOM supply, the administration of HTST pasteurized DHM reduces the incidence of confirmed catheter-associated sepsis compared to DHM pasteurized with the Holder method. From birth until 34 weeks postmenstrual age, patients included in the study received DHM, as a supplement, pasteurized by the Holder or HTST method. A total of 213 patients were randomized; 79 (HTST group) and 81 (Holder group) were included in the analysis. We found no difference in the frequency of nosocomial sepsis between the patients of the two methods—41.8% (33/79) of HTST group patients versus 45.7% (37/81) of Holder group patients, relative risk 0.91 (0.64–1.3), p = 0.62. In conclusion, when MOM is not available, supplementing during admission with DHM pasteurized by the HTST versus Holder method might not have an impact on the incidence of catheter-associated sepsis.
- Subjects
CROSS infection; RESEARCH funding; BREAST milk banks; STATISTICAL sampling; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; LOW birth weight; FOOD pasteurization; RESEARCH; SEPSIS
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 7, p1090
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16071090