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SUBMITTER: Bell EF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3838534 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bell Edward F EF Hansen Nellie I NI Brion Luc P LP Ehrenkranz Richard A RA Kennedy Kathleen A KA Walsh Michele C MC Shankaran Seetha S Acarregui Michael J MJ Johnson Karen J KJ Hale Ellen C EC Messina Lynn A LA Crawford Margaret M MM Laptook Abbot R AR Goldberg Ronald N RN Van Meurs Krisa P KP Carlo Waldemar A WA Poindexter Brenda B BB Faix Roger G RG Carlton David P DP Watterberg Kristi L KL Ellsbury Dan L DL Das Abhik A Higgins Rosemary D RD
Pediatrics 20131111 6
<h4>Objective</h4>Our aim was to examine the impact of a single enteral dose of vitamin E on serum tocopherol levels. The study was undertaken to see whether a single dose of vitamin E soon after birth can rapidly increase the low α-tocopherol levels seen in very preterm infants. If so, this intervention could be tested as a means of reducing the risk of intracranial hemorrhage.<h4>Methods</h4>Ninety-three infants <27 weeks' gestation and <1000 g were randomly assigned to receive a single dose o ...[more]