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Meta-Analysis
. 2017 Aug 30;8(8):CD001241.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001241.pub7.

Slow advancement of enteral feed volumes to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants

Sam J Oddie  1 , Lauren Young, William McGuire
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Meta-Analysis

Slow advancement of enteral feed volumes to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants

Sam J Oddie et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. .

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Abstract

Background: Early enteral feeding practices are potentially modifiable risk factors for necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in very preterm or very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Observational studies suggest that conservative feeding regimens, including slowly advancing enteral feed volumes, reduce the risk of NEC. However, slow feed advancement may delay establishment of full enteral feeding and may be associated with metabolic and infectious morbidities secondary to prolonged exposure to parenteral nutrition.

Objectives: To determine effects of slow rates of enteral feed advancement on the incidence of NEC, mortality, and other morbidities in very preterm or VLBW infants.

Search methods: We used the standard Cochrane Neonatal search strategy to search the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; 2017, Issue 5), MEDLINE via PubMed (1966 to June 2017), Embase (1980 to June 2017), and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL; 1982 to June 2017). We searched clinical trials databases, conference proceedings, previous reviews, and reference lists of retrieved articles for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomised trials.

Selection criteria: Randomised or quasi-randomised controlled trials that assessed effects of slow (up to 24 mL/kg/d) versus faster rates of advancement of enteral feed volumes upon the incidence of NEC in very preterm or VLBW infants.

Data collection and analysis: Two review authors assessed trial eligibility and risk of bias and independently extracted data. We analysed treatment effects in individual trials and reported risk ratio (RR) and risk difference (RD) for dichotomous data, and mean difference (MD) for continuous data, with respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). We used a fixed-effect model for meta-analyses and explored potential causes of heterogeneity via sensitivity analyses. We assessed the quality of evidence at the outcome level using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.

Main results: We identified 10 RCTs in which a total of 3753 infants participated (2804 infants participated in one large trial). Most participants were stable very preterm infants of birth weight appropriate for gestation. About one-third of all participants were extremely preterm or extremely low birth weight (ELBW), and about one-fifth were small for gestational age (SGA), growth-restricted, or compromised in utero, as indicated by absent or reversed end-diastolic flow velocity (AREDFV) in the fetal umbilical artery. Trials typically defined slow advancement as daily increments of 15 to 20 mL/kg, and faster advancement as daily increments of 30 to 40 mL/kg. Trials generally were of good methodological quality, although none was blinded.Meta-analyses did not show effects on risk of NEC (typical RR 1.07, 95% CI 0.83 to 1.39; RD 0.0, 95% CI -0.01 to 0.02) or all-cause mortality (typical RR 1.15, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.42; typical RD 0.01, 95% CI -0.01 to 0.03). Subgroup analyses of extremely preterm or ELBW infants, or of SGA or growth-restricted or growth-compromised infants, showed no evidence of an effect on risk of NEC or death. Slow feed advancement delayed establishment of full enteral nutrition by between about one and five days. Meta-analysis showed borderline increased risk of invasive infection (typical RR 1.15, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.32; typical RD 0.03, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.05). The GRADE quality of evidence for primary outcomes was "moderate", downgraded from "high" because of lack of blinding in the included trials.

Authors' conclusions: Available trial data do not provide evidence that advancing enteral feed volumes at daily increments of 15 to 20 mL/kg (compared with 30 to 40 mL/kg) reduces the risk of NEC or death in very preterm or VLBW infants, extremely preterm or ELBW infants, SGA or growth-restricted infants, or infants with antenatal AREDFV. Advancing the volume of enteral feeds at a slow rate results in several days of delay in establishing full enteral feeds and may increase the risk of invasive infection.

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Conflict of interest statement

WM and SO are investigators for the largest included trial (SIFT 2016).

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Study flow diagram: review update.
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Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, outcome: 1.1 Incidence of necrotising enterocolitis.
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Funnel plot of comparison: 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, outcome: 1.1 Incidence of necrotising enterocolitis.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, outcome: 1.2 Mortality.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, outcome: 1.5 Feed intolerance (causing interruption of enteral feeding).
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, outcome: 1.6 Incidence of invasive infection.
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Comparison 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, Outcome 1 Incidence of necrotising enterocolitis.
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Comparison 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, Outcome 2 Mortality.
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Comparison 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, Outcome 3 Weight z‐score at hospital discharge.
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Comparison 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, Outcome 4 Head circumference z‐score at hospital discharge.
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Comparison 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, Outcome 5 Feed intolerance (causing interruption of enteral feeding).
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Comparison 1 Slow versus faster rates of feed advancement, Outcome 6 Incidence of invasive infection.
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