Decrease in gastric emptying time and episodes of regurgitation in children with spastic quadriplegia fed a whey-based formula.

Fried, M D; Khoshoo, V; Secker, D J; Gilday, D L; Ash, J M; Pencharz, P B · J Pediatr · 1992

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

The gastric emptying times associated with three whey-based formulas were significantly shorter than that associated with a casein-based formula in nine gastrostomy-fed patients with spastic quadriplegia (p less than 0.001). Patients fed whey-based formulas had significantly fewer episodes of emesis than when they were fed casein-based formula (p less than 0.001). We conclude that whey-based formulas reduce the frequency of emesis by improving the rate of gastric emptying.

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