Cochrane · systematic review · CD011622

Amnioinfusion for chorioamnionitis

Hofmeyr, GJ, Kiiza, JAK · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 40%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 60%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

Amnioinfusion versus no amnioinfusion for chorioamnionitis

Population: pregnant women with confirmed or suspected chorioamnionitis
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Perinatal death or severe morbidity (neonatal encephalopathy, intraventricular haemorrhage, admission to intensive/high care)
Amnioinfusion vs no amnioinfusion
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postpartum endometritis
Amnioinfusion vs no amnioinfusion
RR 1.5 [0.29, 7.87]1 study · 34 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Neonatal infection
Amnioinfusion vs no amnioinfusion
RR 3 [0.13, 68.84]1 study · 34 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Caesarean section
Amnioinfusion vs no amnioinfusion
RR 1 [0.35, 2.83]1 study · 34 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Low Apgar score at five minutes (less than seven or as defined by trial authors)
Amnioinfusion vs no amnioinfusion
no estimate extractedNRNo studies