Prophylactic CPAP vs mechanical ventilation: Death Death at any time
Prophylactic CPAP showed no clear difference in death Death at any time compared with mechanical ventilation (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Prophylactic CPAP vs mechanical ventilation Death Death at any time · preterm infants < 37 weeks Prophylactic CPAP showed no clear difference in death Death at any time compared with mechanical ventilation (moderate certainty). Prophylactic or very early initiation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for preterm infants (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.82 [0.66, 1.03] | 3 studies · 2358 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prophylactic or very early initiation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for preterm infants 2021 · 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.