Cochrane · systematic review · CD000437

Rescue high‐frequency jet ventilation versus conventional ventilation for severe pulmonary dysfunction in preterm infants

Rojas‐Reyes, MX, Orrego‐Rojas, PA · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

NeonatalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 28.6%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%

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.

Questions and results

Rescue high‐frequency jet ventilation versus conventional ventilation for severe pulmonary dysfunction in preterm infants

Population: preterm infants with severe pulmonary dysfunction
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall mortality
Rescue high‐frequency jet ventilation vs conventional ventilation
RR 1.03 [0.64, 1.66]1 study · 144 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Mortality before cross‐over
Rescue high‐frequency jet ventilation vs conventional ventilation
RR 0.66 [0.45, 0.97]1 study · 144 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Chronic lung disease at 28 days of birth (CLD 28 days)
Rescue high‐frequency jet ventilation vs conventional ventilation
RR 0.77 [0.54, 1.07]1 study · 97 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Pulmonary air leak (new)
Rescue high‐frequency jet ventilation vs conventional ventilation
RR 0.76 [0.46, 1.23]1 study · 144 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe intraventricular haemorrhage (grades 3 and 4)
Rescue high‐frequency jet ventilation vs conventional ventilation
RR 0.74 [0.42, 1.28]1 study · 118 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Chronic lung disease at 36 weeks postmenstrual age (CLD 36 wPMA)
Rescue high‐frequency jet ventilation vs conventional ventilation
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Long‐term neurodevelopmental outcomes
Rescue high‐frequency jet ventilation vs conventional ventilation
no estimate extractedNRNo studies