Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy vs phototherapy alone: Use of ET (≥ 1); placebo‐controlled studies
Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy showed no clear difference in use of ET (≥ 1); placebo‐controlled studies compared with phototherapy alone (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy vs phototherapy alone Use of ET (≥ 1); placebo‐controlled studies · neonates with alloimmune hemolytic disease Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy showed no clear difference in use of ET (≥ 1); placebo‐controlled studies compared with phototherapy alone (moderate certainty). Immunoglobulin for alloimmune hemolytic disease in neonates (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.98 [0.48, 1.98] | 2 studies · 172 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunoglobulin for alloimmune hemolytic disease in neonates 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.