Evidence · Randomised trial
The effects of position on gastric residual volume of premature infants in NICU.
- Comfort and nursing care
- Developmental care and positioning
- Enteral feeding
- Medical
- Nursing
- Nutrition and gastrointestinal
This paper is from 2019, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
Crossover clinical trial in 135 premature infants in an Iranian NICU comparing gastric residual volume one hour after feeding in right-lateral, left-lateral and prone positions (supine also reported). Prone positioning had the lowest mean residual volume, but differences between positions were not statistically significant. The authors highlight positioning as a nursing intervention relevant to feed tolerance and call for further research.
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