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39 questions · 39 findings · 5 reviews

No studies found 7 · 17.9%GRADE not reported 3 · 7.7%Very low 20 · 51.3%Low 9 · 23.1%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Needle aspiration (needle or angiocatheter left in situ) vs intercostal tube drainage

Bleeding from incision for the insertion of the needle or the tube · patients with pneumothorax in the newborn

It is very uncertain whether needle aspiration (needle or angiocatheter left in situ) changes bleeding from incision for the insertion of the needle or the tube compared with intercostal tube drainage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Needle aspiration vs no intervention

Clinical failure No regression of abscess by clinical evaluation2 · infants with BCG vaccine adverse reactions1

Needle aspiration may leads to lower clinical failure No regression of abscess by clinical evaluation2 compared with no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Needle aspiration (needle or angiocatheter left in situ) vs intercostal tube drainage

Successful evacuation of extra‐pleural air · patients with pneumothorax in the newborn

It is very uncertain whether needle aspiration (needle or angiocatheter left in situ) changes successful evacuation of extra‐pleural air compared with intercostal tube drainage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Needle aspiration (needle or angiocatheter left in situ) vs intercostal tube drainage

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · patients with pneumothorax in the newborn

It is very uncertain whether needle aspiration (needle or angiocatheter left in situ) changes mortality during hospitalisation compared with intercostal tube drainage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Needle aspiration (needle or angiocatheter left in situ) vs intercostal tube drainage

Need for intercostal tube drainage · patients with pneumothorax in the newborn

It is very uncertain whether needle aspiration (needle or angiocatheter left in situ) changes need for intercostal tube drainage compared with intercostal tube drainage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Needle aspiration (needle removed immediately after aspiration) vs intercostal tube drainage

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · patients with pneumothorax in the newborn

It is very uncertain whether needle aspiration (needle removed immediately after aspiration) changes mortality during hospitalisation compared with intercostal tube drainage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Needle aspiration (needle removed immediately after aspiration) vs intercostal tube drainage

Need for intercostal tube drainage · patients with pneumothorax in the newborn

It is very uncertain whether needle aspiration (needle removed immediately after aspiration) changes need for intercostal tube drainage compared with intercostal tube drainage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review