Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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

1 finding from 1 review

Topical emollient for preventing infection in preterm infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 64 participants
Very low

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

Topical oil may leads to lower invasive infectionuntil hospital discharge compared with routine skin care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical emollient for preventing infection in preterm infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.71 [0.52, 0.96]
9 studies · 3256 participants
Low

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