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. 2002 May;86(3):F198-9.
doi: 10.1136/fn.86.3.f198.

Low levels of pancreatic elastase 1 in stools of preterm infants

F Campeotto  1 , N Kapel, N Kalach, H Razafimahefa, F Castela, L Barbot, P Soulaines, M Dehan, J G Gobert, C Dupont
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Low levels of pancreatic elastase 1 in stools of preterm infants

F Campeotto et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2002 May.

Abstract

The amount of faecal pancreatic enzyme elastase 1 was significantly lower in 42 preterm newborns than in 12 full term babies at day 2 (89 (3-539) v 354 (52-600) microg/g, p<0.0007) and day 5 (164 (3-600) v 600 (158-600) microg/g, p<0.05) and correlated positively with total nutrient intake during the first week of life in preterm infants. This should probably be taken into account during early feeding.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Pancreatic elastase (E1) levels in the two groups of newborn infants. Samples 1, 2, and 3 were collected on median day 2, median day 5, and median day 9 respectively. Reference concentrations for pancreatic E1 in adult stools are: normal, ≥ 200 µg/g; moderate to light exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, 100 to < 200 µg/g; severe pancreatic insufficiency, ≤ 100 µg/g.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Correlation between faecal elastase 1 (E1) level and nutritional intake in preterm infants in the first sample.
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