... to in the content or advertisements. 2024 Meta-epidemiology Ventilation Systematic review Meta-analysis Blinding assessment Randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses of these are the gold standards for evaluating the effectiveness and efficacy of medical interventions [ 1 ]. Overall...

... with LMIC needs attention. Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the association of low birth weight with the risk of childhood stunting among the age group of 0–5 years in LMICs. Methods: PubMed, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched...

... reviews did not stratify ROP by gestation and birth weight (BW). Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of early prophylactic rhEPO on ROP in a stratified meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Methods: The databases EMBASE, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central...

... apart. Methods: A systematic review (Medline OVID and Pubmed) and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Primary outcomes were bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and mortality. Secondary outcomes included NIV failure (intubation) and extubation failure (re-intubation). Data were pooled using...

... abstracts were included, reporting on 3,072infants of whom 39% died or had an adverse neurodevelopmental outcome. A meta-analysis could be performed using 37 articles on (amplitude-integrated) electroencephalography (EEG), conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI...

... (TIBCO Software Inc., 2010). Correlation Coefficients Transcutaneous bilirubin Correlation coefficient Bland-Altman difference plots Systematic review Meta-analysis Table 2 Risk of bias assessments of the included studies Jaundice is common in the newborn period...

...). We therefore aimed to review and confirm the efficacy of probiotics in preterm neonates obtained in observational studies. Objective: To assess the effects of prophylactic probiotics in preterm infants. Methods: A meta-analysis was performed searching PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL (the Cochrane Library...

..., these results have not been confirmed by other studies. Objective: To perform a meta-analysis of all the studies addressing the relationship between platelet counts in the first day(s) of life and PDA in preterm infants. Methods: PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched from their inception until December 2014...

...Souvik Mitra; Dagfinn Aune; Christian P. Speer; Ola Didrik Saugstad Background: The role of chorioamnionitis (CA) in the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has not been well established. Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between CA and ROP...

... in a meta analysis, there was a significant reduction in the odds of pulmonary air leaks (OR 0.52; 95% CI 0.41–0.66) for babies treated with natural as compared with synthetic surfactants. For seven trials (3,576 babies) comparing natural and synthetic surfactants to treat RDS (six comparing Survanta...

... benefit to the host. Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of prophylactic enteral probiotics administration versus placebo or no treatment in the prevention of severe NEC and other morbidities in preterm infants. Methods: A meta-analysis was performed in accordance with the Cochrane Neonatal...

... endogenous cortisol. A meta-analysis was performed. Results: Altogether 98% of the 46 surviving infants participated in a follow-up study at a corrected age of 2 years. The growth characteristics were similar between the study groups. The developmental quotients (DQs) of the children with high endogenous...

... trials W Meta-analysis W Neurodevelopmental disability W Cerebral palsy Abstract Postnatal steroid therapy has been widely used for the prevention and treatment of chronic lung disease in preterm infants. Recently, evidence has accumulated to suggest that the risks of therapy may outweigh the possible...