Cochrane · systematic review · CD013141

Early versus late parenteral nutrition for critically ill term and late preterm infants

Moon, K, Athalye‐Jape, GK, Rao, U, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 7 · 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

Late parenteral nutrition compared to early parenteral nutrition for critically ill term and late preterm infants

Population: critically ill term and late preterm infants
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
In‐hospital all‐cause mortality
Late parenteral nutrition vs early parenteral nutrition
RR 0.35 [0.14, 0.87]1 study · 209 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Neonatal mortality (within 28 days of birth)
Late parenteral nutrition vs early parenteral nutrition
RR 0.29 [0.1, 0.88]1 study · 209 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Healthcare‐associated blood stream infection
Late parenteral nutrition vs early parenteral nutrition
RR 0.22 [0.05, 1.01]1 study · 209 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Healthcare‐associated infection (any type)
Late parenteral nutrition vs early parenteral nutrition
RR 0.53 [0.32, 0.89]1 study · 209 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Mean duration of hospital stay
Late parenteral nutrition vs early parenteral nutrition
MD 9.51 study · 209 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Mean duration of mechanical ventilation
Late parenteral nutrition vs early parenteral nutrition
MD 3.41 study · 209 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Hypoglycaemia
Late parenteral nutrition vs early parenteral nutrition
RR 1.64 [0.91, 2.96]1 study · 209 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias