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1,550 questions · 1,617 findings · 161 reviews · Neonatal

No studies found 238 · 14.7%GRADE not reported 76 · 4.7%Very low 377 · 23.3%Low 567 · 35.1%Moderate 285 · 17.6%High 74 · 4.6%

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

Summary of findings table ‐ Re‐feeding vs discarding gastric residuals

Mortality before hospital discharge · preterm infants

Summary of findings table ‐ Re‐feeding showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality before hospital discharge compared with discarding gastric residuals (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Re‐feeding vs discarding gastric residuals

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

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Re‐feeding changes number of infants with feed interruption episodes lasting ≥ 12 hours compared with discarding gastric residuals (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Re‐feeding vs discarding gastric residuals

Extrauterine growth restriction at discharge · preterm infants

Summary of findings table ‐ Re‐feeding showed no clear difference in risk of extrauterine growth restriction at discharge compared with discarding gastric residuals (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review