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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 79:F212-F214 doi:10.1136/fn.79.3.F212
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Influence of erythromycin on establishment of feeding in preterm infants: observations from a randomised controlled trial

Table 2

Outcomes: data are median (quartile) or number (%)

Erythromycin (n=35) Controls (n=41) p Value
Age feeds offered (days) 3 (2–4) 3 (2–5) p = 0.338
Age full feeds (days) 8 (5–12) 9 (6–14) p = 0.450
Glycerine suppositories 15 (43) 24 (58) p = 0.173
Vomited 12 (34) 10 (24) p = 0.590
Necrotising enterocolitis 2 (6) 4 (10) p = 0.413
Died 7 (20) 8 (20) p = 0.917

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