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297 questions · 299 findings · 41 reviews · Neonatal

No studies found 31 · 10.4%GRADE not reported 15 · 5%Very low 52 · 17.4%Low 116 · 38.8%Moderate 76 · 25.4%High 9 · 3%

Slow vs faster rates of enteral feed advancement

Mortality before hospital discharge · very preterm or very low birth weight infants

Slow showed no clear difference in mortality before hospital discharge compared with faster rates of enteral feed advancement (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Slow vs faster rates of enteral feed advancement

Invasive infection (before hospital discharge) · very preterm or very low birth weight infants

Slow showed no clear difference in invasive infection before hospital discharge compared with faster rates of enteral feed advancement (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Paracetamol vs indomethacin

Failure of PDA closure after first course of treatment (assessed by post‐treatment ECHO) · preterm infants with PDA

Paracetamol showed no clear difference in failure of PDA closure after first course of treatment (assessed by… compared with indomethacin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic administration of paracetamol vs placebo or no intervention

Failure of PDA closure after first course of treatment (assessed by post‐treatment ECHO) · preterm infants with PDA

Prophylactic administration of paracetamol may leads to lower failure of PDA closure after first course (assessed by… compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Intervention not reported

Serum/plasma creatinine levels (μmol/L) after treatment Normal values for male and female newborns 17.7 to 88.4 µmol/L · preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus

The intervention showed no clear difference in serum/plasma creatinine levels (μmol/L) after treatment Normal… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Failure to close a patent ductus arteriosus after 3 doses of ibuprofen · preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus

The intervention probably leads to lower failure to close a patent ductus arteriosus after 3 doses of ibuprofen (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review