What do systematic reviews say?

No monitoring vs frequent monitoring (12 hours or less) of gastric residual volume

• Monitoring of gastric residual volume during enteral nutrition 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 500 participants
  Very low

Higher threshold (500 mL per six hours or greater) vs lower threshold (less than 500 mL per six hours) at time of aspiration

• Monitoring of gastric residual volume during enteral nutrition 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 322 participants
  Very low

IVIg vs different infusion regimens of IVIG

• Intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment of Kawasaki disease 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 752 participants
  Low

Corticosteroids vs placebo or usual care

• Corticosteroids for treating sepsis in children and adults 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  22 studies · 8795 participants
  High

Hypocaloric nutrition vs control

• Prescribed hypocaloric nutrition support for critically‐ill adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  10 studies · 1677 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Perioperative glycaemic control for people with diabetes undergoing surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  12 studies · 1520 participants
  Very low

Pentoxifylline with antibiotics (any dose or duration) vs pentoxifylline with antibiotics and immunoglobulin M‐enriched intravenous immunoglobulin

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pentoxifylline for treatment of sepsis and necrotising enterocolitis in neonates 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Pentoxifylline with antibiotics (any dose or duration) vs immunoglobulin M‐enriched intravenous immunoglobulin with antibiotics

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pentoxifylline for treatment of sepsis and necrotising enterocolitis in neonates 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Postoperative feeding via nasojejunal tube vs postoperative parenteral nutrition (PN)

• Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 24 participants
  Very low

Parenteral nutrition plus branched‐chain‐amino‐acid‐enriched formula vs standard isotonic intravenous glucose solution

• Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 20 participants
  Low

Standard parenteral nutrition vs standard isotonic intravenous glucose solution

• Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 18 participants
  Low

Parenteral nutrition with omega‐3 fish oil vs parenteral nutrition

• Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 36 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery versus later commencement for length of… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  11 studies · 1075 participants
  Low

Enteral nutrition via nasojejunal tube plus intravenous glutamine‐dipeptide supplementation vs parenteral nutrition

• Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 30 participants
  Very low

Stroke ward vs general medical ward

Stroke ward showed no clear difference in length of stay (days) in a hospital or institution (Analysis 2.5) compared with general medical ward (low certainty).

• Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  SMD 0.13
  10 studies · 2547 participants
  Low

Mobile stroke team vs general medical ward

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Mixed rehabilitation ward vs general medical ward

It is very uncertain whether mixed rehabilitation ward changes length of stay (days) in a hospital or institution (Analysis 4.5) compared with general medical ward (very low certainty).

• Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 0.08
  3 studies · 387 participants
  Very low

Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care vs alternative service

Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care showed no clear difference in length of stay (days) in a hospital or institution (Analysis 1.5) compared with alternative service (low certainty).

• Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  SMD 0.16
  19 studies · 4162 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery versus later commencement for length of… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  13 studies · 1156 participants
  Low

Prophylactic corticosteroids vs placebo or no corticosteroids

• Prophylactic corticosteroids for cardiopulmonary bypass in adult cardiac surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  25 studies · 1841 participants
  Very low