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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
2,353 questions in 210 reviews · Neonatal
current versionsNo studies 432 · 18.4%Ungraded 99 · 4.2%Very low 609 · 25.9%Low 737 · 31.3%Moderate 385 · 16.4%High 91 · 3.9%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Clonidine vs placebo aOne study and few events · neonates receiving mechanical ventilation Clonidine for sedation and analgesia for neonates receiving mechanical ventilation (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Visual acuity at 12 months post‐term (log/cycles/degree) · Preterm infants on enteral feed Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 82 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Bayley MDI at 12 months post‐term · Preterm infants on enteral feed Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants (2016) · Cochrane | MD 0.96 | 4 studies · 364 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Bayley PDI at 12 months post‐term · Preterm infants on enteral feed Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants (2016) · Cochrane | MD 0.23 | 4 studies · 353 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Weight at 12 months post‐term (kg) · Preterm infants on enteral feed Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 271 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Length at 12 months post‐term (cm) · Preterm infants on enteral feed Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants (2016) · Cochrane | MD 0.25 | 4 studies · 271 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Head circumference at 12 months post‐term (cm) · Preterm infants on enteral feed Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 271 participants | Low |
Supplemental vitamin A vs no supplementation Neonatal death · very low birth weight infants Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short‐ and long‐term morbidity in very low birth weight… (2016) · Cochrane | RR 0.86 [0.66, 1.11] | 6 studies · 1165 participants | Moderate |
Supplemental vitamin A vs no supplementation Chronic lung disease (oxygen use at 28 days in survivors) · very low birth weight infants Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short‐ and long‐term morbidity in very low birth weight… (2016) · Cochrane | RR 0.93 [0.86, 1.01] | 7 studies · 1070 participants | Moderate |
Supplemental vitamin A vs no supplementation Death or chronic lung disease (oxygen use at 28 days) · very low birth weight infants Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short‐ and long‐term morbidity in very low birth weight… (2016) · Cochrane | RR 0.93 [0.88, 0.99] | 6 studies · 1165 participants | Moderate |
Supplemental vitamin A vs no supplementation Death before 36 weeks' postmenstrual age · very low birth weight infants Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short‐ and long‐term morbidity in very low birth weight… (2016) · Cochrane | RR 1 [0.77, 1.29] | 4 studies · 1089 participants | Moderate |
Supplemental vitamin A vs no supplementation Chronic lung disease (oxygen use at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age in survivors) · very low birth weight infants Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short‐ and long‐term morbidity in very low birth weight… (2016) · Cochrane | RR 0.87 [0.77, 0.99] | 5 studies · 986 participants | Moderate |
Supplemental vitamin A vs no supplementation Death or chronic lung disease (oxygen use at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age) · very low birth weight infants Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short‐ and long‐term morbidity in very low birth weight… (2016) · Cochrane | RR 0.92 [0.84, 1.01] | 4 studies · 1089 participants | Moderate |
Supplemental vitamin A vs no supplementation Neurodevelopmental impairment at 18 to 22 months · very low birth weight infants Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short‐ and long‐term morbidity in very low birth weight… (2016) · Cochrane | RR 0.89 [0.74, 1.08] | 1 study · 538 participants | Low |
Intervention NR PIPP at 30 s after heel lance Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA. A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996) · neonates with heel lance‐associated pain Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 105 participants | Low |
Intervention NR PIPP score Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with heel lance‐associated pain Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 47 participants | Low |
Intervention NR PIPP score Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with heel lance‐associated pain Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 47 participants | Low |
Intervention NR NIPS score Range of scale 0‐7 A lower score = less pain Lawrence 1993 · neonates with pain associated with heel lance Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 42 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Revised NFCS Range of scale 0‐10 in term infants 0‐9 in preterm infants A lower score = less pain Grunau 1987 · neonates with pain associated with heel lance Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 343 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR Revised NFCS Range of scale 0‐10 in term infants 0‐9 in preterm infants A lower score = less pain Grunau 1987 · neonates with pain associated with heel lance Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 343 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR Revised NFCS Range of scale 0‐10 in term infants 0‐9 in preterm infants A lower score = less pain Grunau 1987 · neonates with pain associated with heel lance Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 337 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR Total Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates (BPSN) during heel lance · neonates with pain associated with repeated heel lances Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR Total Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates during recovery from heel lance · neonates with pain associated with repeated heel lances Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR Total Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates during heel lance (preterm infants) · neonates with pain associated with repeated heel lances Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 47 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR Total Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates during recovery (preterm infants) · neonates with pain associated with repeated heel lances Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 47 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR PIPP at 60 s after heel lance Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants >3 6 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with heel lance‐associated pain Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 31 participants | Low |
Intervention NR NIPS score in term and preterm infants Range of scale 0‐7 A lower score = less pain Lawrence 1993 · neonates with pain associated with venipuncture Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 111 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR PIPP score during venipuncture Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with pain associated with venipuncture Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 213 participants | High |
Intervention NR PIPP score Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with pain associated with venipuncture Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 76 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR PIPP score during post‐injection period Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with pain associated with venipuncture Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 76 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR DAN score during venipuncture (preterm infants) Range of scale 0‐10 A lower score = less pain (Carbajal 1997) · neonates with pain associated with venipuncture Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 76 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR DAN score during the post‐injection period Range of scale 0‐10 A lower score = less pain (Carbajal 1997) · neonates with pain associated with venipuncture Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 76 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR NIPS during 1‐2 minutes after IM injection Range of scale 0‐7 A lower score = less pain Lawrence 1993 · neonates with pain associated with intramuscular injection Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Low |
Intervention NR PIPP during IM injection (term infants) ‐ Infants of non‐diabetic and diabetic mothers Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with pain associated with intramuscular injection Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 232 participants | High |
Intervention NR NIPS during 1‐2 minutes after immunization Range of scale 0‐7 A lower score = less pain Lawrence 1993 · neonates with pain associated with intramuscular injection Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Change in DAN score Range of scale 0‐10 A lower score = less pain (Carbajal 1997) · neonates with pain associated with bladder catheterization Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 33 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR PIPP score during heel lance (1st heel lance) Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with heel lance‐associated pain Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 107 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR PIPP score intra procedure Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with pain associated with orogastric tube insertion Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 105 participants | High |
Intervention NR PIPP score 30 seconds post procedure Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with pain associated with orogastric tube insertion Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 105 participants | High |
Intervention NR PIPP score 1 min post procedure Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with pain associated with orogastric tube insertion Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 105 participants | High |
Intervention NR PIPP during exam Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates with pain/distress associated with ROP examination Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 32 participants | Low |
Intervention NR PIPP score during eye examination Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks PMA A lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996; Stevens 2014a) · neonates Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 134 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR N‐PASS score during circumcision Range of scale 0‐13 A lower score = less pain (Hummel 2010) · neonates undergoing circumcision Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Low |
Intervention NR N‐PASS score after 5 min Range of scale 0‐13 A lower score = less pain (Hummel 2010) · neonates undergoing circumcision Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Low |
Intervention NR N‐PASS score during circumcision Range 0‐13 A lower score = less pain (Hummel 2010) · neonates undergoing circumcision Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Low |
Intervention NR N‐PASS score after 5 min Range 0‐13 A lower score = less pain (Hummel 2010) · neonates undergoing circumcision Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Low |
Intervention NR PIPP · neonates undergoing echocardiography Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 104 participants | Low |
Intervention NR DAN score at 30 s after heel lance Range of scale 0‐10 A lower score = less pain (Carbajal 1997) · neonates with heel lance‐associated pain Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 32 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Motor development and vigor (MDV) domain of the NAPI tool Normative mean and SD at 36 weeks PMA 63 (14.5) Higher scores are associated with more mature behaviour (Snider 2005) · neonates with pain associated with potentially painful procedures for 7 days Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 93 participants | High |
Intervention NR Alertness and orientation (AO) domain of the NAPI tool Normative mean and SD at 36 weeks PMA 54 (19.4) Higher scores are associated with more mature behaviour (Snider 2005) · neonates with pain associated with potentially painful procedures for 7 days Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 93 participants | High |