Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 1 · 20%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Days taken to achieve full feeding · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

1 finding from 1 review

Short versus long feeding interval for bolus feedings in very preterm infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 351 participants
Low

Days to regain birth weight · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

1 finding from 1 review

Short versus long feeding interval for bolus feedings in very preterm infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 350 participants
Low

Length of hospital stay · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

1 finding from 1 review

Short versus long feeding interval for bolus feedings in very preterm infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 207 participants
Very low

Necrotising enterocolitis · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

Short feeding interval showed no clear difference in necrotising enterocolitis compared with long feeding interval (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Short versus long feeding interval for bolus feedings in very preterm infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.07 [0.54, 2.11]
4 studies · 417 participants
Low

Rate of weight gain (g/kg/day) · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Short versus long feeding interval for bolus feedings in very preterm infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found