Cochrane · systematic review · CD010239

Lower versus higher oxygen concentrations titrated to target oxygen saturations during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth

Lui, K, Jones, LJ, Foster, JP, 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 1 · 14.3%Low 6 · 85.7%Moderate 0 · 0%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

Lower versus higher oxygen concentrations titrated to target oxygen saturations during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth

Population: preterm infants
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality, near term corrected age or discharge
Lower vs higher oxygen concentrations titrated to target oxygen saturations during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth
RR 1.05 [0.68, 1.63]10 studies · 914 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Neurodevelopmental disability
Lower vs higher oxygen concentrations titrated to target oxygen saturations during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth
RR 0.82 [0.49, 1.35]2 studies · 208 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Intubation in the delivery room
Lower vs higher oxygen concentrations titrated to target oxygen saturations during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth
RR 0.98 [0.82, 1.18]9 studies · 875 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe retinopathy of prematurity (≥ stage 3)
Lower vs higher oxygen concentrations titrated to target oxygen saturations during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth
RR 0.57 [0.24, 1.36]4 studies · 453 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe intraventricular haemorrhage (grade 3 or 4)
Lower vs higher oxygen concentrations titrated to target oxygen saturations during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth
RR 0.93 [0.51, 1.71]6 studies · 596 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Necrotising enterocolitis
Lower vs higher oxygen concentrations titrated to target oxygen saturations during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth
RR 0.98 [0.51, 1.87]8 studies · 807 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Chronic lung disease (36 weeks' corrected age)
Lower vs higher oxygen concentrations titrated to target oxygen saturations during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth
RR 0.91 [0.72, 1.14]9 studies · 862 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency