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7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Neonatal

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 4 · 57.1%High 0 · 0%

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).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ routine monitoring vs no routine monitoring of gastric residual

Number of infants with feed interruption episodes (lasting ≥ 12 hours) · preterm infants

Summary of findings table ‐ routine monitoring may leads to higher number of infants with feed interruption episodes (lasting ≥ 12 hours) compared with no routine monitoring of gastric residual (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ routine monitoring vs no routine monitoring of gastric residual

Risk of invasive Infection · preterm infants

Summary of findings table ‐ routine monitoring probably leads to higher risk of invasive infection compared with no routine monitoring of gastric residual (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ routine monitoring vs no routine monitoring of gastric residual

Mortality before hospital discharge · preterm infants

Summary of findings table ‐ routine monitoring showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality before hospital discharge compared with no routine monitoring of gastric residual (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review