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Cerebral NIRS oximetry vs no cerebral NIRS oximetry: Oxygen requirement at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age

It is very uncertain whether cerebral NIRS oximetry changes chronic lung disease (oxygen supplementation at 36 weeks'… compared with no cerebral NIRS oximetry (very low certainty).

What each review found

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Cerebral NIRS oximetry vs no cerebral NIRS oximetry
Chronic lung disease (oxygen supplementation at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age) · prevention of morbidities in very preterm infants
It is very uncertain whether cerebral NIRS oximetry changes chronic lung disease (oxygen supplementation at 36 weeks'… compared with no cerebral NIRS oximetry (very low certainty).
Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy monitoring for prevention of brain injury in very preterm infants (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.27 [0.94, 1.5]1 study · 132 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy monitoring for prevention of brain injury in very preterm infants
2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

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