Cochrane · systematic review · CD005249

Push versus gravity for intermittent bolus gavage tube feeding of preterm and low birth weight infants

Dawson, JA, Summan, R, Badawi, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · 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
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 33.3%Very low 4 · 66.7%Low 0 · 0%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

Summary of findings

Population: intermittent bolus gavage tube feeding of preterm and low birth weight infants
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Time taken to establish full gavage feeding (days)
no estimate extracted0 participantsUngraded
Feeding intolerance (number of episodes per day)
no estimate extracted0 participantsUngraded
Respiratory rate (breaths per minute) at completion of feed
no estimate extracted1 study · 31 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Respiratory rate (breaths per minute)
no estimate extracted1 study · 31 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Heart rate (beats per minute) at completion of feed
no estimate extracted1 study · 31 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Heart rate (beats per minute)
no estimate extracted1 study · 31 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision