Amino Acids Profiles in Premature Infants Receiving Nutritional Support

A Prospective Study of Amino Acids Profiles in Premature Infants Receiving Nutritional Support

The aim of this study is to investigate the changes of amino acid metabolic profiles in different nutritional stages of preterm infants and determine the effects of nutritional intervention on the amino acid metabolic status of preterm infants.

Inclusion Criteria:

Premature infants, and admitted to hospital within 24 hours after birth; Documentation of informed consent; In need of receiving parenteral nutrition after birth;

Exclusion Criteria:

Premature infants with a parenteral nutrition period of less than 3 days; Inborn error of metabolism; Chromosomal abnormalities or multiple malformations;