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5 questions · 5 findings · 2 reviews · Neonatal

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Pentoxifylline with antibiotics (any dose or duration) vs placebo or no intervention

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · neonates with sepsis

Pentoxifylline with antibiotics (any dose or duration) may leads to lower all‐cause mortality during hospital stay compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pentoxifylline for treatment of sepsis and necrotising enterocolitis in neonates 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.57 [0.35, 0.93]
6 studies · 416 participants
Low

Early paracetamol vs placebo or no intervention

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · preterm or low birth weight infants with PDA

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for patent ductus arteriosus in preterm or low birth weight infants 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Late paracetamol vs placebo or no intervention

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · preterm or low birth weight infants with PDA

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for patent ductus arteriosus in preterm or low birth weight infants 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Paracetamol plus ibuprofen (oral or IV) vs ibuprofen plus placebo (oral or IV) or no intervention

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · preterm or low birth weight infants with PDA

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for patent ductus arteriosus in preterm or low birth weight infants 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Prophylactic administration of paracetamol vs placebo or no intervention

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · preterm infants with PDA

Prophylactic administration of paracetamol showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality during initial hospital stay (by clinical… compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for patent ductus arteriosus in preterm or low birth weight infants 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.59 [0.24, 1.44]
3 studies · 240 participants
Low