Intervention not reported
Duration of continuous positive airway pressure therapy (hours or days) · preterm infants less than 30 weeks' gestational age requiring conventional mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Need for continuous positive airway pressure (yes/no) · patients with the management of transient tachypnea of the newborn
It is very uncertain whether salbutamol changes need for continuous positive airway pressure (yes/no) compared with placebo/no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of respiratory support (intermittent positive pressure ventilation or continuous positive airway pressure; hours). · patients with the management of transient tachypnea of the newborn
1 finding from 1 review
Need for nasal continuous positive airway pressure · patients with the management of transient tachypnea of the newborn
It is very uncertain whether inhaled corticosteroids changes need for nasal continuous positive airway pressure compared with no treatment or placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Respiratory failure post extubation · preterm neonates after extubation
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) probably leads to lower respiratory failure postextubation compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Reintubation · preterm neonates after extubation
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) probably leads to lower endotracheal reintubation compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Gastrointestinal perforation · preterm neonates after extubation
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) showed no clear difference in gastrointestinal perforation compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Chronic lung disease · preterm neonates after extubation
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) showed no clear difference in chronic lung disease (oxygen supplementation at 36 weeks) compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pulmonary air leak · preterm neonates after extubation
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) may leads to lower pulmonary air leak compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality before hospital discharge · preterm neonates after extubation
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) showed no clear difference in mortality (defined as death before discharge) compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Respiratory failure · )
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) probably leads to lower respiratory failure compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (by population) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need for endotracheal tube ventilation · )
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) probably leads to lower need for endotracheal tube ventilation compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (by population) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death during study period · )
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) showed no clear difference in mortality during study period compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (by population) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Chronic lung disease · )
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) may leads to lower chronic lung disease compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (by population) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pneumothorax · )
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) showed no clear difference in pneumothorax compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (by population) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severe (grade 3 or greater) intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) on cranial ultrasound ‐ not reported · )
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) showed no clear difference in severe intraventricular hemorrhage (grade III/IV) compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (by population) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of decline of serum bilirubin (micromol/L/hr) · neonatal jaundice
1 finding from 1 review
Bilirubin‐induced brain dysfunction (defined as either the pathological finding of deep‐yellow staining of neurons and neuronal necrosis of the basal ganglia and brainstem nuclei or acute or chronic neurological deficit including athetoid cerebral... · neonatal jaundice
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment failure (need to restart phototherapy or exchange transfusion or both) · neonatal jaundice
1 finding from 1 review