Cochrane · systematic review · CD011506
Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy monitoring for prevention of brain injury in very preterm infants
Hyttel‐Sorensen, S, Greisen, G, Als‐Nielsen, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · 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
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 87.5%Low 1 · 12.5%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
Cerebral NIRS oximetry compared to no cerebral NIRS oximetry in very preterm infants
Population: prevention of morbidities in very preterm infants
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality Cerebral NIRS oximetry vs no cerebral NIRS oximetry | RR 0.5 [0.29, 1] | 1 study · 166 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Intraventricular haemorrhage grade III or IV Cerebral NIRS oximetry vs no cerebral NIRS oximetry | RR 0.57 [0.25, 1.31] | 1 study · 166 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Cystic periventricular leukomalacia (diagnosed by cranial ultrasound) Cerebral NIRS oximetry vs no cerebral NIRS oximetry | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 166 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Patent ductus arteriosus Cerebral NIRS oximetry vs no cerebral NIRS oximetry | RR 1.96 [0.94, 4.08] | 1 study · 166 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Chronic lung disease (oxygen supplementation at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age) Cerebral NIRS oximetry vs no cerebral NIRS oximetry | RR 1.27 [0.94, 1.5] | 1 study · 132 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Proven necrotising enterocolitis (Bell's stage II or III) Cerebral NIRS oximetry vs no cerebral NIRS oximetry | RR 0.83 [0.33, 1.94] | 1 study · 166 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Retinopathy of prematurity, any or severe (stage ≥ III) Cerebral NIRS oximetry vs no cerebral NIRS oximetry | RR 1.64 [0.75, 3] | 1 study · 166 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Other adverse effects Cerebral NIRS oximetry vs no cerebral NIRS oximetry | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 166 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |