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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0035-0052</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de pediatría]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. pediatr.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0035-0052</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Pediatría A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0035-00522020000500183</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/97172</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Eficacia de L-carnitina vía oral en el incremento ponderal en recién nacidos prematuros. Ensayo clínico controlado aleatorizado doble ciego]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Efficacy of oral L-carnitine in weight gain in preterm newborns. Double-blind, randomized controlled trial]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Escudero-Lourdes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriela Virginia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Figueroa-Vallejo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bisset-Mandeville]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Peter]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Sierra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Luis Potosí ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de San Luis Potosí Escuela de Medicina Departamento de Epidemiología y Estadística]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de San Luis Potosí Escuela de Medicina Departamento de Fisiología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de San Luis Potosí Escuela de Medicina Departamento de Epidemiología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Luis Potosí ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>87</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>183</fpage>
<lpage>188</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0035-00522020000500183&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0035-00522020000500183&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0035-00522020000500183&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  En México se estima que entre ocho y 10% de los nacimientos son recién nacidos pretérmino (RNPT). Lograr un adecuado crecimiento y desarrollo son de los retos en la atención de los RNPT, por lo que se recomienda suplementación de nutrientes, como levocarnitina.  Objetivo:  Evaluar la eficacia de levocarnitina oral en el incremento ponderal en RNPT comparado con placebo.  Material y métodos:  Se realizó un ensayo clínico aleatorizado, doble ciego, comparado con placebo en un Hospital General de Zona, de San Luis Potosí, México. Se incluyeron RNPT con peso menor a 1.8 kg, en condiciones para recibir alimentación enteral. El grupo experimental recibió 100 mg/kg/día de levocarnitina y el grupo control solución glucosada al 5%. Se evaluó la ganancia de peso en gramos a los siete, 14 y 21 días, así como el tiempo de estancia hospitalaria. El análisis estadístico se realizó con Chi-cuadrada y t de Student.  Resultados:  Fueron 32 RNPT en el grupo de levocarnitina y 28 del grupo placebo. Al analizar el peso, el grupo experimental tuvo ganancia de peso en promedio de 167.8 g ± 54.97, 203.5 g ± 65.05 y 202.1 g ± 57.58, en las tres mediciones semanales. Lo cual fue mayor (p &lt; 0.05) que en el grupo control: 143.4 g ± 60.32, 174.5 g ± 52.86 y 151 g ± 44.58, respectivamente. Además, el grupo experimental tuvo menor número de días de estancia hospitalaria, 15.5 ± 7.1 vs 18.1 ± 8.6.  Conclusión:  En RNPT sin complicaciones, la administración de levocarnitina oral es eficaz para mejorar la ganancia de peso y, muy probablemente, para reducir la estancia intrahospitalaria.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  In Mexico, it is estimated that eight to 10% of births are preterm newborns. Achieving adequate growth and development are one of the challenges of caring for prematures, which is why supplementation of nutrients, such as levocarnitine, is recommended.  Objective:  To assess the efficacy of oral levocarnitine in weight gain of prematures, compared with placebo.  Material and methods:  A randomized, double-blind controlled trial, compared with placebo, was carried out in a General Hospital, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Patients weighing less than 1.8 kg were included, who had conditions to receive enteral feeding. The experimental group received 100 mg/kg/day of levocarnitine, and the control group 5% glucose solution. Weight gain (grams) at 7, 14 and 21 days, as well as length of hospital stay, were evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed with Chi-square and Student&#8217;s t.  Results:  There were 32 prematures in the levocarnitine group and 28 in the placebo group. When analyzing the weight, the experimental group had an average weight gain of 167.8 g ± 54.97, 203.5 g ± 65.05 and 202.1 g ± 57.58, in the three weekly measurements. Which was higher (p &lt;0.05) than in the control group: 143.4 g ± 60.32, 174.5 g ± 52.86 and 151 g ± 44.58, respectively. In addition, the experimental group had fewer days of hospitalization, 15.5 ± 7.1 vs 18.1 ± 8.6.  Conclusion:  In preterm newborns without complications, the administration of oral levocarnitine is effective in improving weight gain and probably in reducing hospital stay.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ganancia de peso]]></kwd>
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