What do systematic reviews say?

Returning vs discarding gastric residuals

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Monitoring of gastric residual volume during enteral nutrition 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

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

It is very uncertain whether no monitoring changes mortality (at the end of compared with frequent monitoring (12 hours or less) of gastric residual volume (very low certainty).

• Monitoring of gastric residual volume during enteral nutrition 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.87 [0.62, 1.23]
  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

It is very uncertain whether higher threshold (500 mL per six hours or greater) changes mortality (at the end of compared with lower threshold (less than 500 mL per six hours) at time of aspiration (very low certainty).

• Monitoring of gastric residual volume during enteral nutrition 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.01 [0.74, 1.38]
  1 study · 322 participants
  Very low

Higher vs lower amino acid intake

Higher showed no clear difference in mortality to hospital discharge compared with lower amino acid intake (low certainty).

• Higher versus lower amino acid intake in parenteral nutrition for newborn infants 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.9 [0.69, 1.17]
  14 studies · 1407 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Early amino acids vs Late amino acids

• Early versus late administration of amino acids in preterm infants receiving parenteral nutrition 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported