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What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Mortality before hospital discharge · preterm infants with low birth weight

Topical ointment or cream may leads to lower mortality until hospital discharge (or latest reported) compared with oil (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical emollient for preventing infection in preterm infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.68, 0.98]
1 study · 316 participants
Low