Surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway (S‐LMA) vs no surfactant administration: Death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Population
- preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome
- Intervention
- Surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway (S‐LMA)
- Comparison
- no surfactant administration
- Outcome
- Death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway (S‐LMA) showed no clear difference in death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia compared with no surfactant administration (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway (S‐LMA) vs no surfactant administration Death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia · preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome Surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway (S‐LMA) showed no clear difference in death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia compared with no surfactant administration (low certainty). Laryngeal mask airway surfactant administration for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants… (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.65 [0.85, 3.22] | 2 studies · 129 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laryngeal mask airway surfactant administration for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with or at risk of… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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