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poor growth nutrition management neonatal period negative impact upon short longterm outcomes infant improvements bioelectrical impedance technology accompanying licencing agreements make enhanced device available use infants small 23 weeks gestational age exploration technology use timely aim scoping review answer following question preterm sick term infants neonatal intensive care unit bioelectrical impedance utilized situations scoping review conducted using arksey omalleys int j soc res methodol 811932 2005 framework fortynine papers initially identified 16 included scoping review three studies experimental designs 13 observational studies review found bia used neonatal intensive care three main ways 1 fluid status evaluation 2 measure adequate nutrition growth 3 validate technology outcome measure neonates paucity recent robust research papers investigate use bioelectrical impedance preterm neonates available evidence spans range 30 years technological advancement reducing application older studies modern neonatal setting although technology may helpful decisionmaking around fluid management nutrition preterm infants robust evidence needed demonstrate clinical benefit bioelectrical impedance beyond usual care clinical decisions regarding neonatal nutrition fluid management currently based upon interpretation vital signs fluid balance weight trend biochemical markers physical examination bioelectrical impedance analysis bia noninvasive method assessing body composition available used infants small 23 weeks gestation bioelectrical impedance used three main ways nicu fluid status evaluation measuring nutrition growth validate bia outcome lack recent robust research data support use device within clinical decision making neonatal intensive care