Cochrane · systematic review · CD007263
Dilute versus full‐strength formula in exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
Basuki, F, Hadiati, DR, Turner, T, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
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
3
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 50%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 50%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
Current version onlyHalf‐strength formula compared to full‐strength formula for exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
Population: exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Episodes of abdominal distention > 2 cm Half‐strength formula vs full‐strength formula | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 88 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Episodes of gastric residuals3> 50% of last feed remaining Half‐strength formula vs full‐strength formula | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 88 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Days until 420 joules per kilogram Half‐strength formula vs full‐strength formula | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 88 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Necrotising enterocolitis Half‐strength formula vs full‐strength formula | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
All‐cause mortality prior to hospital discharge Half‐strength formula vs full‐strength formula | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Incidence of invasive infection Half‐strength formula vs full‐strength formula | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Half strength formula compared to full strength formula for exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
Population: exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Episodes of abdominal distention > 2 cm Half strength formula vs full strength formula | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 88 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Episodes of gastric residuals3 > 50% of last feed remaining Half strength formula vs full strength formula | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 88 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Days until 420 joules per kilogram days Half strength formula vs full strength formula | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 88 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Necrotising enterocolitis Half strength formula vs full strength formula | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
All‐cause mortality prior to hospital discharge Half strength formula vs full strength formula | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Incidence of invasive infection Half strength formula vs full strength formula | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |