Cochrane · systematic review · CD013171

Lipid emulsions for parenterally fed term and late preterm infants

Kapoor, V, Malviya, MN, Soll, R · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · 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
17
current version
GRADE rated
13
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 4 · 23.5%Very low 9 · 52.9%Low 4 · 23.5%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

Fish oil LE compared to non‐fish oil LE in infants with surgical conditions for parenterally fed term and late preterm infants

Population: parenterally fed term and late preterm infants with surgical conditions
8 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
PNALD/cholestasis (conjugated bilirubin ≥ 2 mg/dL) Pure F‐LE vs S‐LE
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
RR 1.11 [0.08, 15.28]1 study · 19 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
PNALD/cholestasis (any definition)
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
RR 1.2 [0.38, 3.76]2 studies · 68 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Culture‐positive sepsis
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
RR 1.05 [0.47, 2.34]2 studies · 51 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Hypertriglyceridaemia (definitions varied from > 250 mg/dL to > 300 mg/dL)
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
no estimate extracted2 studies · 68 participantsUngraded
Conjugated bilirubin levels
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
no estimate extracted2 studies · 38 participantsUngraded
ALP levels
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
no estimate extracted2 studies · 38 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Death before discharge
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
no estimate extracted2 studies · 68 participantsUngraded
Neurodevelopmental outcome (6 and 24 months)
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
no estimate extracted1 study · 10 participantsUngraded

Fish oil LE compared to non‐fish oil LE in infants with cholestasis for parenterally fed term and late preterm infants

Population: parenterally fed term and late preterm infants
9 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
PNALD/cholestasis (any definition) MOFS‐LE vs S‐LE Pure F‐LE vs S‐LE
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
RR 0.54 [0.32, 0.91]2 studies · 40 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Resolution of PNALD/cholestasis (conjugated bilirubin less than2 mg/dL) Pure F‐LE vs S‐LE
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
RR 5.6 [0.34, 93.35]1 study · 16 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Growth rate (g/week) Pure F‐LE vs S‐LE
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
no estimate extracted1 study · 16 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Any sepsis (clinical or culture positive (or both)) MOFS‐LE vs S‐LE Pure F‐LE vs S‐LE
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
RR 1.21 [0.5, 2.92]2 studies · 40 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Hypertriglyceridaemia
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
RR 0.79 [0.3, 2.09]1 study · 24 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Conjugated bilirubin levels
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
no estimate extracted1 study · 24 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
ALP levels (IU/L)
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
no estimate extracted1 study · 24 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Rate of change of conjugated bilirubin
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
no estimate extracted1 study · 16 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Death before discharge
Fish oil LE vs non‐fish oil LE
RR 0.24 [0.03, 1.87]2 studies · 40 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision