Cochrane · systematic review · CD004210
Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants
McCall, EM, Alderdice, F, Halliday, HL, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 7 · 100%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
Plastic wrap or bag compared with routine care in preterm and/or low birth weight infants
Population: preterm and/or low birth weight infants
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Core body temperature (°C) on admission to NICU or up to 2 hours after birth Plastic wrap or bag vs routine care | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 1633 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Hypothermia on admission to NICU: core body temperature < 36.5°C or skin temperature < 36°C Plastic wrap or bag vs routine care | RR 0.67 [0.62, 0.72] | 10 studies · 1417 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Core body temperature (°C) Plastic wrap or bag vs routine care | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 373 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Hyperthermia on admission to NICU: core body temperature > 37.5°C Plastic wrap or bag vs routine care | RR 3.91 [2.05, 7.44] | 12 studies · 1523 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Major brain injury (within hospital stay) Plastic wrap or bag vs routine care | RR 0.78 [0.47, 1.27] | 5 studies · 1100 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Pulmonary haemorrhage (within hospital stay) Plastic wrap or bag vs routine care | RR 0.6 [0.38, 0.95] | 1 study · 796 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Mortality (death within hospital stay or at 6 months' corrected gestation) Plastic wrap or bag vs routine care | RR 0.91 [0.73, 1.15] | 10 studies · 1447 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |