What do systematic reviews say?

Surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway (S‐LMA) vs surfactant administration through an endotracheal tube (S‐ETT)

It is very uncertain whether surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway (S‐LMA) changes intraventricular haemorrhage grade III and IV Anytime to discharge compared with surfactant administration via endotracheal tube (ETT) with… (very low certainty).

• Laryngeal mask airway surfactant administration for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with or… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.56 [0.11, 59.75]
  1 study · 48 participants
  Very low

Surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway (S‐LMA) vs no surfactant administration

• Laryngeal mask airway surfactant administration for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with or… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 103 participants
  Very low

Surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway (S‐LMA) vs surfactant administration via endotracheal tube (ETT) with the intent to rapidly extubate (InSurE)

• Laryngeal mask airway surfactant administration for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with or… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 50 participants
  Very low