Cochrane · systematic review · CD011877

Epinephrine for transient tachypnea of the newborn

Moresco, L, Calevo, MG, Baldi, F, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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

Epinephrine compared to placebo, no treatment or any other drugs

Population: infants with transient tachypnea of the newborn
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Duration of oxygen therapy (hours)
Epinephrine vs placebo, no treatment or any other drugs
no estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Need for mechanical ventilation (yes/no)
Epinephrine vs placebo, no treatment or any other drugs
RR 0.67 [0.08, 5.88]1 study · 20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Initiation of oral feeding (days)
Epinephrine vs placebo, no treatment or any other drugs
no estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision