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Patterns of antropyloric motility in fed healthy preterm infants
  1. B B Hassan1,
  2. R Butler1,
  3. G P Davidson1,5,
  4. M Benninga3,
  5. R Haslam2,
  6. C Barnett2,
  7. J Dent4,
  8. T I Omari1,5
  1. 1Centre for Paediatric and Adolescent Gastroenterology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
  2. 2Department of Neonatal Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide
  3. 3Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  4. 4Department of Gastrointestinal Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
  5. 5Department of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Omari, Centre for Paediatric and Adolescent Gastroenterology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, SA 5006, Australia;
    taher.omari{at}adelaide.edu.au

Abstract

Background: Antropyloric motility is important for regulation of gastric emptying and has not been adequately characterised in premature infants.

Aim: To evaluate fed patterns of antropyloric motility in premature infants.

Subjects: Forty three healthy premature infants, 30–38 weeks of postmenstrual age.

Methods: Postprandial antropyloric motility was measured using a micromanometric feeding assembly (outer diameter 1.8 mm) incorporating a pyloric sleeve sensor. The occurrence of isolated pyloric pressure waves (IPPWs) and antral pressure wave sequences (PWSs) was characterised. Sequences were further classified as being antegrade, synchronous, antegrade-synchronous, and retrograde according to the direction of propagation.

Results: A total of 7289 pressure wave events were recorded, 48% IPPWs and 52% PWSs (18% antegrade, 12% synchronous, 13% antegrade-synchronous, 2% retrograde, and 7% undefined). IPPWs predominated in the first postprandial hour, peaking at 30–60 minutes. PWSs predominated in the period after one hour postprandially. Mean (SEM) half gastric emptying time was 42 (4) minutes.

Conclusions: Monitoring of antropyloric motor patterns in healthy premature infants indicates that the neuroregulatory mechanisms responsible for the coordination of antropyloric motility and gastric emptying are well developed by 30 weeks of postmenstrual age.

  • gastric emptying
  • antrum
  • pylorus
  • motility
  • nutrition
  • IPPW, isolated pyloric pressure wave
  • PWS, pressure wave sequence
  • PMA, premenstrual age
  • TMPD, transmucosal potential difference

https://doi.org/10.1136/fn.87.2.F95

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