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NIPPV vs NCPAP

Necrotising enterocolitis · preterm neonates after extubation

Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) showed no clear difference in necrotising enterocolitis compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) for… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.86 [0.65, 1.15]
10 studies · 2069 participants
Moderate

Continuous vs intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐ all preterm infants less than 1500 grams

Necrotising enterocolitis · preterm infants less than 1500 grams

Continuous showed no clear difference in necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) compared with intermittent bolus (nasogastric and orogastric tube) milk feeding ‐… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for preterm infants less than 1500 grams 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.19 [0.67, 2.11]
4 studies · 372 participants
Low