Risk of NEC stage ≥ 2 or SIPb,c · preterm infants
Summary of findings table ‐ Re‐feeding showed no clear difference in risk of NEC stage ≥ 2 or SIPb,c compared with discarding gastric residuals (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Time to achieve full enteral feeding (days) · preterm infants
1 finding from 1 review
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
Number of TPN days · preterm infants
1 finding from 1 review
Age at full enteral feedings (days) · preterm infants less than 1500 grams
1 finding from 1 review
Feeding intolerance: number of days of feeding interruptions · preterm infants less than 1500 grams
1 finding from 1 review
Days to regain birth weight · preterm infants less than 1500 grams
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of weight gain (g/kg/day) · preterm infants less than 1500 grams
1 finding from 1 review
End of intervention: rate of gain in length (cm/week) · preterm infants less than 1500 grams
1 finding from 1 review
Growth: head circumference (cm/week) · preterm infants less than 1500 grams
1 finding from 1 review
Necrotising enterocolitis · preterm infants less than 1500 grams
Continuous showed no clear difference in necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) compared with intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · very preterm infants with or at risk of germinal matrix‐intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm infants
It is very uncertain whether supine midline head position changes mortality during initial hospitalisation compared with any other supine head position (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Retinopathy of prematurity, > stage 3 · very preterm infants with or at risk of germinal matrix‐intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm infants
It is very uncertain whether supine midline head position changes retinopathy of prematurity, > stage 3 compared with any other supine head position (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Long‐term neurodevelopmental outcome ‒not reported · very preterm infants with or at risk of germinal matrix‐intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm infants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Major neurodevelopmental disability ‒not reported · very preterm infants with or at risk of germinal matrix‐intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm infants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Cerebellar haemorrhage on brain ultrasound ‐ not reported · very preterm infants with or at risk of germinal matrix‐intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm infants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Neonatal mortality · very preterm infants at risk of intraventricular hemorrhage
It is very uncertain whether antithrombin changes neonatal mortality (all‐cause, < 28 days of age) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severe intraventricular haemorrhage · preterm infants at risk of intraventricular haemorrhage
Heparin showed no clear difference in severe IVH compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Neonatal mortality · preterm infants at risk of intraventricular haemorrhage
Heparin showed no clear difference in neonatal mortality (all‐cause) compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review