Cochrane · systematic review · CD012322
Short versus long feeding interval for bolus feedings in very preterm infants
Ibrahim, NR, Van Rostenberghe, H, Ho, JJ, 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 3 · 60%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
Short feeding interval compared to long feeding interval for bolus feeding in very preterm infants
Population: preterm infants < 1500 g
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Days taken to achieve full feeding Short feeding interval vs long feeding interval | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 351 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Days to regain birth weight Short feeding interval vs long feeding interval | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 350 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Duration of hospital stay (days) Short feeding interval vs long feeding interval | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 207 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Necrotising enterocolitis Short feeding interval vs long feeding interval | RR 1.07 [0.54, 2.11] | 4 studies · 417 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Growth during hospital stay (weight gain in g/kg/day) Short feeding interval vs long feeding interval | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |