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Despite lack of evidence, the practice of routine prefeed gastric residue aspiration before the next feed is common. Recent studies suggest that this practice might be even harmful. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effect of avoiding routine prefeed gastric residue aspiration as compared to routine aspiration, on various clinical outcomes in preterm infants. We searched five different electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library) until March 8, 2021. Only randomized controlled trials