From: Effect of selective gastric residual monitoring on enteral intake in preterm infants
Selective Gastric Residual Group (n = 49) | Routine Gastric Residual Group (n = 59) | P | |
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Gestational age (wks) | 27.8 ± 2.2 | 28.1 ± 2.5 | 0.537 |
Birth weight (g) < 10° percentile | 1084 ± 347 5 (11) | 1100 ± 427 9 (15) | 0.843 0.572 |
Antenatal steroids | 44 (94) | 50 (85) | 0.219 |
Vaginal delivery | 22 (47) | 35 (59) | 0.241 |
Apgar Score at 5 min | 8 (3–9) | 8 (6–9) | 1.000 |
Noninvasive ventilation | 42 (89) 21.6 ± 18.5 | 50 (85) 22.0 ± 18.1 | 0.572 0.911 |
Mechanical ventilation Duration (d) | 13 (28) 18.2 ± 22.1 | 19 (32) 17.1 ± 19.9 | 0.674 0.788 |
Surfactant | 23 (49) | 36 (61) | 0.242 |
Postnatal steroids | 9 (19) | 15 (25) | 0.491 |
Patent ductus arteriosus | 22 (47) | 31 (53) | 0.696 |
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia | 18 (38) | 27 (51) | 0.446 |
Necrotizing enterocolitis | 3 (6) | 1 (2) | 0.320 |
Sepsis | 9 (19) | 12 (20) | 1.000 |
Intraventricular haemorrhage | 6 (13) | 14 (24) | 0.212 |
Retinopathy of prematurity | 1 (2) | 5 (8) | 0.224 |
Death | 3 (6) | 5 (8) | 0.491 |
Pregnancy complications | |||
Chorioamnionitis | 3 (6) | 11 (19) | 0.085 |
Gestational diabetes | 8 (17) | 6 (10) | 0.392 |
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy | 7 (15) | 4 (7) | 0.210 |
pPROM > 18 h | 11 (23) | 20 (34) | 0.286 |