Parker LA, et al. - In extremely preterm infants, researchers determined the impact of omitting prefeed gastric residual evaluation on nutritional outcomes. Investigators found that those who did not undergo gastric residual evaluation advanced feeds more quickly and consumed more enteral nutrition at weeks 5 and 6 after birth in this randomized clinical trial of 143 premature, very low-birth-weight infants. The omission of gastric residual assessment increased the delivery of enteral nutrition as well as enhanced weight gain among extremely preterm infants and led to the previous discharge of the hospital. Such results can be translated into evidence-based practice.