Table 6.

Publications providing data on gastric volume, abdominal girth and feed intolerance

Paper	Regimen	Mean gastric volume±SD (μmol/kg/hour)	Abdominal girth 24 hours post (cm)	Feed intolerance
Chew (2005)20	P 2.5%, C 1% (3 d)	–	25.2±1.6	50%
	P 2.5%, T 1% (3 d)	–	27.1±2.0	25%
	P 1%, C 0.2% (3 d)	–	27.1±2.9	25%
Isenberg (1985)15	C 0.25% (2 d)	10±7	–	–
	C 0.5% (2 d)	Approx. 2.5±1*	–	–
Mitchell (2016)28	P 1%, C 0.2% (3 d)	Increased gastric residual (statistically significant)†	–	–

*P<0.01.

†Data not presented.

C, cyclopentolate;P, phenylephrine;T, tropicamide;d, standard drop.