Cochrane · systematic review · CD013222
Postnatal corticosteroids for transient tachypnoea of the newborn
Bruschettini, M, Moresco, L, Calevo, MG, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · 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
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 4 · 57.1%Very low 3 · 42.9%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
Inhaled corticosteroids versus no treatment or placebo for transient tachypnoea of the newborn
Population: infants with transient tachypnoea of the newborn
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Need for nasal continuous positive airway pressure Inhaled corticosteroids vs no treatment or placebo | RR 1.27 [0.65, 2.51] | 1 study · 49 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Need for mechanical ventilation Inhaled corticosteroids vs no treatment or placebo | RR 0.52 [0.05, 5.38] | 1 study · 49 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Duration of hospital stay (days) Inhaled corticosteroids vs no treatment or placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 49 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Duration of tachypnoea Inhaled corticosteroids vs no treatment or placebo | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Persistent pulmonary hypertension Inhaled corticosteroids vs no treatment or placebo | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Hyperglycaemia Inhaled corticosteroids vs no treatment or placebo | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Gastrointestinal bleed Inhaled corticosteroids vs no treatment or placebo | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |