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Continuous vs intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐ all preterm infants less than 1500 grams

Age at full enteral feedings (days) · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for preterm infants less than 1500 grams 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 628 participants
Low

Continuous vs intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐ all preterm infants less than 1500 grams

Feeding intolerance: number of days of feeding interruptions · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for preterm infants less than 1500 grams 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 171 participants
Very low

Continuous vs intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐ all preterm infants less than 1500 grams

Days to regain birth weight · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for preterm infants less than 1500 grams 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 610 participants
Low

Continuous vs intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐ all preterm infants less than 1500 grams

Rate of weight gain (g/kg/day) · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for preterm infants less than 1500 grams 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 433 participants
Very low

Continuous vs intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐ all preterm infants less than 1500 grams

End of intervention: rate of gain in length (cm/week) · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for preterm infants less than 1500 grams 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 433 participants
Low

Continuous vs intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐ all preterm infants less than 1500 grams

Growth: head circumference (cm/week) · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for preterm infants less than 1500 grams 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 433 participants
Low

Continuous vs intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐ all preterm infants less than 1500 grams

Necrotising enterocolitis · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

Continuous showed no clear difference in necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) compared with intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for preterm infants less than 1500 grams 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.19 [0.67, 2.11]
4 studies · 372 participants
Low