Cochrane · systematic review · CD011997
Periodic change of body position under phototherapy in term and preterm neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia
Thukral, A, Deorari, A, Chawla, D · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 60%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 40%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
Turning position versus supine under phototherapy in term and preterm neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia
Population: term and preterm neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of phototherapy (hours) Turning position vs supine under phototherapy | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 231 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Rate of fall of serum total bilirubin at 24 hours of starting phototherapy (mg/dL/h)b Turning position vs supine under phototherapy | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 100 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Need for exchange transfusion Turning position vs supine under phototherapy | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Bilirubin‐induced neurological damage (BIND) Turning position vs supine under phototherapy | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) Turning position vs supine under phototherapy | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |