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23 questions · 23 findings · 6 reviews · Neonatal

No studies found 3 · 13%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 9 · 39.1%Low 4 · 17.4%Moderate 7 · 30.4%High 0 · 0%

Intervention not reported

Duration of neonatal intensive care unit stay (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

Summary of findings table ‐ Silicone earplugs vs no earplugs

Cerebral palsy · preterm or very low birth weight infants

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Silicone earplugs changes cerebral palsy at 18 to 22 months' corrected age compared with no earplugs (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Silicone earplugs vs no earplugs

Normal auditory functioning at discharge · preterm or very low birth weight infants

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Silicone earplugs changes normal auditory functioning at discharge compared with no earplugs (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Silicone earplugs vs no earplugs

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · preterm or very low birth weight infants

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Silicone earplugs changes all‐cause mortality during hospital stay compared with no earplugs (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

PIPP score during drug infusion Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks' PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks' PMA. Lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996) · neonates requiring intubation and ventilation

The intervention showed no clear difference in PIPP score during drug infusion Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Poor neurological outcome by 28 days' postnatal age · neonates requiring intubation and ventilation

The intervention showed no clear difference in poor neurological outcome by 28 days' postnatal age (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

PIPP score during drug infusion Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28 weeks' PMA and 0‐18 for infants > 36 weeks' PMA. Lower score = less pain (Stevens 1996) · neonates requiring intubation and ventilation

The intervention showed no clear difference in PIPP score during drug infusion Range of scale 0‐21 for infants < 28… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review