Cochrane · systematic review · CD000375

Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants

Moon, K, Rao, SC, Schulzke, SM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

NeonatalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Comparison

Population: Preterm infants on enteral feed
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Visual acuity at 12 months post‐term (log/cycles/degree)
no estimate extracted82 participantsLow
Bayley MDI at 12 months post‐term
MD 0.964 studies · 364 participantsLow
Bayley PDI at 12 months post‐term
MD 0.234 studies · 353 participantsLow
Weight at 12 months post‐term (kg)
no estimate extracted4 studies · 271 participantsLow
Length at 12 months post‐term (cm)
MD 0.254 studies · 271 participantsLow
Head circumference at 12 months post‐term (cm)
no estimate extracted4 studies · 271 participantsLow