Dextrose gel vs Placebo gel: Breastfeeding (exclusive after discharge) ‐ not reported (WHO 2008 definition (yes/no))
Dextrose gel probably leads to higher exclusive breast feeding after discharge (WHO definition) compared with control (placebo gel) (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Dextrose gel vs control (placebo gel) Exclusive breast feeding after discharge (WHO definition) · newborn infants with hypoglycaemia Dextrose gel probably leads to higher exclusive breast feeding after discharge (WHO definition) compared with control (placebo gel) (moderate certainty). Oral dextrose gel for the treatment of hypoglycaemia in newborn infants (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD011027.PUB2, superseded | RR 1.1 [1.01, 1.18] | 1 study · 237 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral dextrose gel for the treatment of hypoglycaemia in newborn infants 2022 · 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.