ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2011
The impact of feeding interval on feeding outcomes in very low birth-weight infants.
Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02916914 (Impact of Feeding Interval of Preterms on the Time of Transition From Tube Feeding to Oral Feeding), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Impact of Feeding Interval of Preterms on the Time of Transition From Tube Feeding to Oral Feeding
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Three-hourly versus two-hourly feeding interval in stable preterm infants: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Short versus long feeding interval for bolus feedings in very preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Three-hourly feeding intervals are associated with faster advancement in very preterm infants.Early human development · 2019Trial
- Implementing a three-hourly feeding schedule in stable preterm infants to decrease maternal fatigue.BMJ open quality · 2021Article
- Gastric emptying of different meal volumes of identical composition in preterm infants: a time series analysis.Pediatric research · 2018Article
- Guidelines for feeding very low birth weight infants.Nutrients · 2015Review
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Abstract
objectiveTest the hypothesis that very low birth-weight (VLBW) infants fed every 2 h (q2) are able to reach full enteral feedings more quickly than infants fed every 3 h (q3). STUDY
designWe performed a retrospective cohort study comparing q2 infants (n=103) with q3 infants (n=251). The primary outcome was days from start of a feeding advance to full feedings (120 ml per kg per day). Multivariable regression models were used to control for maternal and perinatal factors that preceded the initiation of the feeding advance.
resultInfants fed q2 reached full feedings 2.7 days sooner than q3 infants (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.5, 3.9). After adjustment for confounders, q2 infants reached full feedings 3.7 (95% CI 1.6, 5.9) days more quickly. Infants fed q3 were more likely to receive >28 days of parenteral nutrition (odds ratio (OR) 4.7; 95% CI 1.5, 14.4), and were more likely to have feeds held for ≥ 7 days (OR 4.7, 95% CI 1.9, 11.7).
conclusionVLBW infants demonstrate improved feeding tolerance when fed more frequently.
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