Particulate contamination due to infusion therapy (administration of parenteral nutrition and medications) carries a potential health risk for infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). In-line filtration is increasingly used in critically-ill infants but its benefits, by preventing micro-particle infusion in neonates, remain to be demonstrated. In-line filters in the intravenous administration sets prevent the infusion of particles, which may reduce infectious complications.
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Frequency of patients with at least one inflammatory episode sepsis-like.
Timeframe: From date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death, whichever came first, assessed up to 6 months