TY - JOUR T1 - Time interval for preterm infant weight gain velocity calculation precision JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F218 LP - F219 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2018-314843 VL - 104 IS - 2 AU - Tanis R Fenton AU - Thibault Senterre AU - Ian J Griffin Y1 - 2019/03/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/104/2/F218.abstract N2 - Calculation of weight gain velocity is used to guide nutrition and fluid management practices in neonatal intensive care units. Calculations over short time periods may be more responsive to management changes, but less precise. Weight gain velocity calculated over 5 to 7+ days have lower variability and less noise than shorter periods. ER -