Effect of selective gastric residual monitoring on enteral intake in preterm infants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Prefeed gastric residuals (GRs) monitoring has been correlated with an increased time to reach full feeds and longer parenteral nutrition without beneficial effect on necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) occurrence. We aimed to assess effects of a new local protocol to provide for the selective evaluation of GRs excluding their routine monitoring.

Methods

We carried out a retrospective study based on a "before and after" design in a cohort of infants born at 23⁺⁰-31⁺⁶ weeks of gestation. The primary outcome was the age at full enteral feeding (150 mL/kg/d). Secondary outcomes included age at regaining of birth weight, and evaluation of Z-scores of weight, length, and head circumference at discharge.

Results

We studied 49 infants in the selec

SUBMITTER: Elia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8851703 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature