Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Use of Heated Humidified Gases for Early Stabilization of Preterm Infants: A Meta-Analysis.
- Delivery room and stabilisation
- Medical
- Neonatal transport
- Nursing
- Preterm stabilisation
- Respiratory
- Thermoregulation
This paper is from 2018, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
Meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing heated humidified gases with cold dry gases for initial stabilisation of preterm infants immediately after birth and during transport to the neonatal unit. Two trials including 476 preterm infants were pooled using Cochrane Neonatal methods, with GRADE assessment of evidence quality. The primary outcome was admission hypothermia, with mortality and other neonatal outcomes also examined. Heating and humidification improved admission temperature, and the authors suggest combining it with other warming strategies such as plastic wrap.
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