Summary of findings table ‐ routine monitoring vs no routine monitoring of gastric residual: Risk of necrotising enterocolitis stage ≥ 2
Summary of findings table ‐ routine monitoring showed no clear difference in risk of necrotising enterocolitis stage ≥ 2 compared with no routine monitoring of gastric residual (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings table ‐ routine monitoring vs no routine monitoring of gastric residual Risk of necrotising enterocolitis stage ≥ 2 · preterm infants Summary of findings table ‐ routine monitoring showed no clear difference in risk of necrotising enterocolitis stage ≥ 2 compared with no routine monitoring of gastric residual (moderate certainty). Routine monitoring of gastric residual for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.08 [0.46, 2.57] | 4 studies · 334 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Routine monitoring of gastric residual for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.