Does erythromycin establish early oral feeding in neonates operated for congenital intestinal atresias?
The administration of oral erythromycin following primary anastomosis for small intestinal atresias results in early recovery of intestinal function, fewer days on TPN and a trend for shorter hospital stay.
Compared with controls, study patients did not deliver significantly larger infants. However, raising the GCT threshold would have missed 8 subjects (11.9%) with GDM. Raising the GCT threshold to 150 mg/dL in Asian gravidas may unacceptably lower the sensitivity of the screening test.