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Barbiturate treatment vs placebo or no treatment

Death · infants with perinatal asphyxia

Barbiturate treatment showed no clear difference in death compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic barbiturate use for the prevention of morbidity and mortality following perinatal asphyxia 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.88 [0.55, 1.42]
8 studies · 429 participants
Low

Barbiturate treatment vs placebo or no treatment

Death or major neurodevelopmental disability · infants with perinatal asphyxia

It is very uncertain whether barbiturate treatment changes death or major neurodevelopmental disability compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic barbiturate use for the prevention of morbidity and mortality following perinatal asphyxia 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.33 [0.14, 0.78]
1 study · 31 participants
Very low