COCHRANE NEONATAL GROUP abstracts

COCHRANE NEONATAL GROUP

Abstracts of Cochrane Reviews

The Cochrane Library Issue 3, 2003

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Adrenaline for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with cardiovascular compromise (Cochrane Protocol)
Air versus oxygen for resuscitation of infants at birth (Cochrane Protocol)
Albumin infusion for low serum albumin in preterm newborn infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Anticonvulsants for neonates with seizures (Cochrane Protocol)
Antiviral agents for treatment of herpes simplex virus infection in neonates (Cochrane Protocol)
Antiviral therapy for symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection in neonates and infants up to 3 months of age (Cochrane Protocol)
Arginine supplementation for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Base administration or fluid bolus for preventing morbidity and mortality in pre-term infants with metabolic acidosis (Cochrane Protocol)
Clinical decision support systems for neonatal care (Cochrane Protocol)
Cooling for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (Cochrane Protocol)
Corticosteroids for hypotension in preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Diazepam for treating tetanus (Cochrane Protocol)
Double wall vs single wall incubator for reducing heat loss in very low birth weight infants in incubators (Cochrane Protocol)
Early discharge with home support of gavage feeding for stable preterm infants who have not established full oral feeds (Cochrane Protocol)
Early erythrocyte transfusion in very-low-birth-weight infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Enteral administration of probiotics for preventing infection in preterm or low birth weight infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Erythromycin for the prevention of chronic lung disease in intubated preterm infants colonized or infected with Ureaplasma urealyticum (Cochrane Protocol)
Ethamsylate for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm or very low birth weight infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Exchange transfusion for neonatal jaundice (Cochrane Protocol)
Fluid restriction for term infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following perinatal asphyxia (Cochrane Protocol)
Formulas containing hydrolysed protein for prevention of allergy and food intolerance in infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Granulocyte transfusions for neonates with sepsis and neutropaenia (Cochrane Protocol)
High vs low dose conventional phototherapy for neonatal jaundice (Cochrane Protocol)
Higher versus lower protein intake in formula-fed low birth weight infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Home-based post-discharge parental support to prevent morbidity in preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birthweight babies (Cochrane Protocol)
Intramuscular penicillin for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in newborn infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Intravenous indomethacin for symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Iron supplementation for erythropoietin-treated preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Laryngeal mask airway versus bag-mask ventilation or endotracheal intubation for neonatal resuscitation (Cochrane Protocol)
Laser photocoagulation versus transscleral cryotherapy for threshold retinopathy of prematurity (Cochrane Protocol)
Lipid infusion rates for parenterally-fed preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Naloxone for preventing morbidity and mortality in term or near-term newborn infants with suspected perinatal asphyxia (Cochrane Protocol)
Nasal versus oral route for placing feeding tubes in preterm or low birth weight infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Opioids for neonates receiving mechanically ventilation (Cochrane Protocol)
Pain relief for neonatal circumcision (Cochrane Protocol)
Pentoxifylline for neonatal sepsis (Cochrane Protocol)
Percutaneous central venous catheters versus peripheral cannulae for delivery of parenteral nutrition in neonates (Cochrane Protocol)
Positive end-expiratory pressure for resuscitation of newborn infants at birth (Cochrane Protocol)
Preterm formula milk versus term formula milk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Prolonged versus short course of indomethacin for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce morbidity and mortality in ventilated newborn infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Prophylactic oral antifungal agents to prevent systemic candida infection in preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Prophylactic versus selective antibiotics for term newborn infants of mothers with risk factors for neonatal infection (Cochrane Protocol)
Replacement of estrogens and progestins to prevent morbidity and mortality in preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Rescue high frequency jet ventilation versus conventional ventilation for pulmonary dysfunction in preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Selenium supplementation to prevent short-term morbidity in preterm neonates (Cochrane Protocol)
Source, storage and handling of erythrocytes for transfusion to newborn infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Soy formula for prevention of allergy and food intolerance in infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Steroid therapy for meconium aspiration syndrome in newborn infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Supine versus non-supine sleep position for preventing short-term morbidity and mortality in hospitalised spontaneously breathing preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Surfactant for newborn infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Cochrane Protocol)
Systemic antifungal drugs for invasive fungal infection in preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Therapeutic lung lavage for meconium aspiration syndrome in newborn infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Thrombolytic agents for arterial and venous thromboses in neonates (Cochrane Protocol)
Thyroid hormone supplementation for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in infants undergoing cardiac surgery (Cochrane Protocol)
Transfer of preterm infants from incubator to open cot at lower versus higher body weight (Cochrane Protocol)
Volume-targeted versus pressure-limited ventilation in the neonate (Cochrane Protocol)

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