Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Neonatal

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Invasive infection (any organism) · preterm infants with low birth weight

Topical ointment or cream showed no clear difference in invasive infectionuntil hospital discharge compared with oil (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical emollient for preventing infection in preterm infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.91 [0.57, 1.46]
1 study · 316 participants
Low

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