Cochrane · systematic review · CD013294

Automated oxygen delivery for preterm infants with respiratory dysfunction

Stafford, IG, Lai, NM, Tan, K · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · 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
12
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
8
Included studies
NR
No studies 8 · 66.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 25%Moderate 1 · 8.3%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

Automated oxygen delivery compared to routine manual oxygen delivery for preterm infants with respiratory dysfunction

Population: preterm infants with respiratory dysfunction
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Time in desired SpO2 rangeScale: 0% to 100% of time
Automated oxygen delivery vs routine manual oxygen delivery
no estimate extracted11 studies · 284 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
All‐cause in‐hospital mortality by 36 weeks' postmenstrual ageUnit: number of infants with event
Automated oxygen delivery vs routine manual oxygen delivery
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Severe ROPUnit: number of infants with event
Automated oxygen delivery vs routine manual oxygen delivery
RR 0.24 [0.03, 1.94]1 study · 39 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Neurodevelopmental outcomes at approximately 2 years' corrected age
Automated oxygen delivery vs routine manual oxygen delivery
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Automated oxygen delivery compared to enhanced manual oxygen delivery for preterm infants with respiratory dysfunction

Population: preterm infants with respiratory dysfunction
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Time in desired SpO2 rangeScale: 0% to 100% of time
Automated oxygen delivery vs enhanced manual oxygen delivery
no estimate extracted2 studies · 19 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
All‐cause in‐hospital mortality by 36 weeks' postmenstrual ageUnit: number of infants with event
Automated oxygen delivery vs enhanced manual oxygen delivery
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Severe ROPUnit: number of infants with event
Automated oxygen delivery vs enhanced manual oxygen delivery
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Neurodevelopmental outcomes at approximately 2 years' corrected age
Automated oxygen delivery vs enhanced manual oxygen delivery
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

CLACfast compared to CLACslow for preterm infants with respiratory dysfunction

Population: preterm infants with respiratory dysfunction
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Time in desired SpO2 rangeScale: 0% to 100% of time
CLACfast vs CLACslow
no estimate extracted1 study · 19 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
All‐cause in‐hospital mortality by 36 weeks' postmenstrual ageUnit: number of infants with event
CLACfast vs CLACslow
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Severe ROPUnit: number of infants with event
CLACfast vs CLACslow
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Neurodevelopmental outcomes at approximately 2 years' corrected age
CLACfast vs CLACslow
no estimate extractedNRNo studies