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181 questions · 198 findings · 16 reviews · Neonatal

No studies found 28 · 14.1%GRADE not reported 11 · 5.6%Very low 71 · 35.9%Low 71 · 35.9%Moderate 16 · 8.1%High 1 · 0.5%

Summary of findings table ‐ Quality and volume of gastric residual vs quality of gastric residual alone

Risk of necrotising enterocolitis stage ≥ 2 · feed interruption while monitoring gastric residual

Summary of findings table ‐ Quality and volume of gastric residual showed no clear difference in risk of necrotising enterocolitis stage ≥ 2 compared with quality of gastric residual alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) screening vs visual assessment

Readmission for phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia · newborns for hyperbilirubinemia

Summary of findings table ‐ Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) screening probably leads to lower readmission for phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia compared with visual assessment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) screening vs visual assessment

Exchange transfusion · newborns for hyperbilirubinemia

Summary of findings table ‐ Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) screening showed no clear difference in exchange transfusion compared with visual assessment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) screening vs visual assessment

Phototherapy before hospital discharge · newborns for hyperbilirubinemia

Summary of findings table ‐ Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) screening probably leads to higher phototherapy before hospital discharge compared with visual assessment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) screening vs visual assessment

Acute bilirubin encephalopathy · newborns for hyperbilirubinemia

Summary of findings table ‐ Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) screening showed no clear difference in acute bilirubin encephalopathy compared with visual assessment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Early developmental intervention programmes vs standard follow‐up

Cognitive outcome · preterm infants
3 findings from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Early developmental intervention programmes vs standard follow‐up

Motor outcome at school age (Griffiths Locomotor, MABC) · preterm infants
2 findings from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Treatment of clinical and electrographic seizures vs treatment of clinical seizures alone

Mortality before hospital discharge · neonates

Summary of findings table ‐ Treatment of clinical and electrographic… showed no clear difference in mortality before hospital discharge compared with treatment of clinical seizures alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Treatment of clinical and electrographic seizures vs treatment of clinical seizures alone

Proportion of infants who develop epilepsy post‐discharge · neonates

Summary of findings table ‐ Treatment of clinical and electrographic… showed no clear difference in proportion of infants who develop epilepsy post‐discharge compared with treatment of clinical seizures alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Sucrose (any concentration, any dose, with or without NNS) vs placebo or control

Pain (PIPP) · neonates
3 findings from 1 review