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Often rectal enemas and oral laxatives are used to manage these bowel evacuation disorders.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>An online survey was sent to all 163 high\u2010level Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) in Germany. The participants were queried on rectal enemas, laxative therapy and outcome incidences.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 110\/163 (67.5%) hospitals participated in the study. 103\/110 (93.6%) participating sites applied rectal enemas in cases of delayed meconium evacuation and 63\/110 (57.3%) additionally used oral laxatives. In total, 15 different solutions and 7 different application systems were used for rectal instillation. Preterm infants receiving enemas within the first 48 hours after birth were found to have a significantly lower incidence of FIP (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.006). 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