Question · asked by 1 review

Ampicillin plus gentamicin vs penicillin plus gentamicin: Circulatory support maximum

It is very uncertain whether ampicillin plus gentamicin changes circulatory support maximum compared with penicillin plus gentamicin (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Ampicillin plus gentamicin vs penicillin plus gentamicin
Circulatory support maximum · neonates with early‐onset sepsis
It is very uncertain whether ampicillin plus gentamicin changes circulatory support maximum compared with penicillin plus gentamicin (very low certainty).
Antibiotic regimens for early‐onset neonatal sepsis (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.72, 1.21]1 study · 283 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Antibiotic regimens for early‐onset neonatal sepsis
2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot 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.