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Clinical trials of erythromycin as a prokinetic agent in preterm neonates have reported conflicting results.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Aim:<\/jats:bold> To systematically review the efficacy and safety of erythromycin as a prokinetic agent in preterm neonates.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Only randomised controlled trials in preterm neonates (gestation \u2a7d37 weeks) were considered eligible for inclusion. The primary outcome was the time to reach FEFs of 150 ml\/kg\/day. The secondary outcomes included the incidence of erythromycin related adverse effects such as diarrhoea, cardiac arrhythmias, and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. No restrictions were applied on the dose (low: 3\u201312 mg\/kg\/day; antimicrobial: \u2a7e12 mg\/kg\/6\u20138 hours) and route (oral or intravenous) and mode (prophylactic or rescue) of administration. The standard methodology for systematic reviews was followed. A subgroup analysis was preplanned based on the dose and mode of drug administration.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Seven trials (three prophylaxis, four rescue) with various doses, routes and modes of administration, and durations of erythromycin treatment and different results were found to be eligible for inclusion in the analysis. Meta-analysis could not be performed, as specific data were either inadequate or not available.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> The conflicting trial results may be explained by differences in dose and route and mode of administration of erythromycin and in gastrointestinal motor responses in the presence of different feeding conditions\u2014for example, fasting <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic> fed state, intermittent <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic> continuous feeds. 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