Sustained Inflation vs Standard Resuscitation for Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Most preterm infants require respiratory support to establish lung aeration after birth. Intermittent positive pressure ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure are standard therapies. An initial sustained inflation (inflation time >5 seconds) is a widely practiced alternative strategy.

Objective

To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of sustained inflation vs intermittent positive pressure ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure for the prevention of hospital mortality and morbidity for preterm infants.

Data sources

MEDLINE (through PubMed), Embase, the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched through June 24, 2019.

Study selection

SUBMITTER: Foglia EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7042947 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature