| BVS | Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde |
| CINAHL | Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature |
| DeCS | Descritores em Saúde (Health Sciences Descriptors) |
| GRV | Gastric Residual Volume |
| I-AIM | Indication, Acquisition, Interpretation, and decision-Making |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| LILACS | Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| NGT | Nasogastric Tube |
| PoCUS | Point-of-Care Ultrasonography |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses |