Probiotics in Preterm Infants
Probiotics in Preterm Infants is organized by The Pediatrix Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety (CREQS).
Release Date: 08/27/2021
Expiration Date for Credit: 08/26/2024
Overview
Probiotic supplementation should be considered as part of efforts to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The presentation will address the use of probiotics in preterm infants to reduce the risks of NEC and death.
ACCME Objectives
• Discuss the evidence for probiotics supplementation, considering meta-analyses of clinical trials, cohort studies and reports of quality improvement initiatives.
• Describe the evidence in favor of and against routine probiotic supplementation to preterm infants.
ANCC Learning Outcomes
• Discuss the evidence for probiotics supplementation, considering meta-analyses of clinical trials, cohort studies and reports of quality improvement initiatives.
• Describe the evidence in favor of and against routine probiotic supplementation to preterm infants.
