Ultrasound assessment of gastric emptying in premature infants
treated with non-invasive ventilatory support
Arkar Ye Hlaing, Barry Weinberger, Richard Schanler, Dalibor Kurepa
Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal
Medicine, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York
Corresponding author: Dalibor Kurepa, MD
Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Cohen Children’s Medical Center
269-01 76th Avenue, Suite CH-344, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Tel: 718-470-3440
Email: dkurepa@northwell.edu
Short Title: Gastric emptying in neonates on CPAP
Keywords: POC ultrasound, gastric emptying, preterm, CPAP, bubble CPAP,
ACSA
Abbreviations: continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP),
gastrointestinal tract (GIT), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS),
machine-derived nasal CPAP (MD-nCPAP), bubble CPAP (bCPAP), orogastric
tube (OGT), total parenteral nutrition (TPN), antral cross-sectional
area (ACSA), ultrasound (US), necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), very low
birth weight (VLBW), gestational age (GA), corrected gestational age
(CGA)