Cochrane · systematic review · CD007966
Prophylactic phototherapy for preventing jaundice in preterm or low birth weight infants
Okwundu, CI, Okoromah, CAN, Shah, PS · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 4 · 66.7%High 1 · 16.7%
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
Prophylactic phototherapy for jaundice in preterm or low birth weight infants
Population: preterm or low birth weight infants
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Exchange transfusion | RR 0.22 [0.15, 0.34] | 3 studies · 2946 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Cerebral palsy | RR 0.96 [0.5, 1.85] | 2 studies · 756 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Peak serum bilirubin | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 2319 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Serum bilirubin greater than 10 mg/dl | RR 0.27 [0.22, 0.33] | 3 studies · 1090 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Retinopathy of prematurity | RR 0.93 [0.77, 1.13] | 2 studies · 1687 participants | High |
All‐cause mortality | RR 1.08 [0.93, 1.26] | 4 studies · 3044 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |