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Topical ointment or cream vs routine skin care

Mortality before hospital discharge · preterm infants with low birth weight

Topical ointment or cream showed no clear difference in mortality until hospital discharge (or latest reported) 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 0.87 [0.75, 1.03]
7 studies · 2067 participants
Low

Topical oil vs routine skin care

Mortality before hospital discharge · preterm infants with low birth weight

Topical oil showed no clear difference in mortality until hospital discharge (or latest reported) 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 0.94 [0.82, 1.08]
11 studies · 1119 participants
Low

Topical ointment or cream vs oil

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

Topical oil vs another oil

Mortality before hospital discharge · 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