From: FEEding DURing red cell transfusion (FEEDUR RCT): a multi-arm randomised controlled trial
Group 1 No feeds | Group 2 Full feeds | Group 3 Restricted feeds | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Time to return to full feeds, hours ± SD | 8 ± 35 | 13 ± 46 | 8 ± 32 | 0.88 |
Feed intolerance, n (%) | 0 | 5 (25%) | 1 (5%) | 0.02* |
Abdo distension, n (%) | 1 (5%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) | 0.57 |
Adverse Events, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5%)** | 0.36 |
TANEC, n | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
NEC, n | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a*** |
Late onset sepsis, n | 11/19 | 10/18 | 7/17 | n/a*** |
Mortality, n | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a*** |