What do systematic reviews say?

Slow vs faster rates of enteral feed advancement

Slow showed no clear difference in mortality before hospital discharge compared with faster rates of enteral feed advancement (moderate certainty).

• Slow advancement of enteral feed volumes to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.13 [0.91, 1.39]
  13 studies · 3860 participants
  Moderate

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