Cochrane · systematic review · CD005255

Responsive versus scheduled feeding for preterm infants

Watson, J, McGuire, W · 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
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 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

Responsive versus scheduled feeding for preterm infants

Population: preterm infants
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Weight change during study period (g/kg/day)
Responsive vs scheduled feeding
no estimate extracted4 studies · 305 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Time to establishment of full oral feeds (after trial entry)
Responsive vs scheduled feeding
no estimate extracted2 studies · 167 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias