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1,741 questions · 1,821 findings · 207 reviews

No studies found 297 · 16.3%GRADE not reported 191 · 10.5%Very low 333 · 18.3%Low 466 · 25.6%Moderate 414 · 22.7%High 120 · 6.6%

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

More frequent (less than eight hours) vs less frequent (eight hours or greater) monitoring of gastric residual volume

Mortality (at the end of · adults receiving EN via nasogastric or gastrostomy tube

It is very uncertain whether more frequent (less than eight hours) changes mortality (at the end of compared with less frequent (eight hours or greater) monitoring of gastric… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

More frequent (less than eight hours) vs less frequent (eight hours or greater) monitoring of gastric residual volume

Pneumonia · adults receiving EN via nasogastric or gastrostomy tube

It is very uncertain whether more frequent (less than eight hours) changes pneumonia (until discontinued or up to 28 days) compared with less frequent (eight hours or greater) monitoring of gastric… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Mortality (at the end of · adults receiving EN via nasogastric or gastrostomy tube

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).

1 finding from 1 review