Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Respiratory Conditions in Babies

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for respiratory conditions in babies.

Reviewed May 2012

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Title:   Deep versus shallow suction of endotracheal tubes in ventilated neonates and young infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no evidence from trials about the optimum depth for catheter insertion when suctioning clear the endotracheal tube in babies in neonatal intensive care. Babies in neonatal intensive care often need mechanical ventilation to assist breathing. Th...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Tracheal suctioning without disconnection in intubated, ventilated neonates
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sometimes newborn babies have trouble breathing and need mechanical help. Air can be supplied through a tube inserted into their nose, mouth or trachea (windpipe). There are some potential problems with the tube. Soft tissue can be damaged increasing se...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Intravenous or enteral loop diuretics for preterm infants with (or developing) chronic lung disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no strong evidence of benefit from routine use of loop diuretics in preterm babies at risk of, or with, chronic lung disease. Lung disease in babies born early (preterm) is often complicated with excess of water. Medications that reduce body wa...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Diuretics acting on the distal renal tubule for preterm infants with (or developing) chronic lung disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no strong evidence of benefit from routine use of distal diuretics in preterm infants with chronic lung disease. Lung disease in infants born early (preterm) is often complicated with excess of water. Medications that reduce body water (diureti...
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce morbidity and mortality in ventilated newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is insufficient evidence from randomised trials to either support or refute the routine use of preventive antibiotics in newborn babies with breathing tubes in place. Newborn babies occasionally require a tube in the windpipe to help them breathe....
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Strategies used for the withdrawal of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) is a form of respiratory support commonly used in the treatment of preterm infants. Potential risks of NCPAP include damage to the nose and leaking of air from the lungs. Infants on NCPAP require more nu...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   A comparison of volume targeted ventilation modes with traditional pressure limited ventilation modes for newborn babies
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Preterm babies may need help to breathe. The risk of lung problems increases with increasing immaturity. For some babies, the assistance of a ventilator (breathing machine) can be life saving, however ventilators may also injure the baby's immature lu...
Title:   Respiratory function monitoring to reduce mortality and morbidity in newborn infants receiving resuscitation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   When resuscitating a newborn baby, the team attending to the baby uses clinical judgement to determine how much assisted breathing is required during resuscitation. However, this approach is frequently inadequate. A respiratory function monitor measures...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Flow-cycled versus time-cycled synchronized ventilation for neonates
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The use of breathing machines that match their output with the breathing effort of the baby (that is, they synchronize their output to a baby's spontaneous effort) is standard care in industrialized countries. Both the level of airflow generated by the ...
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Nebulized racemic epinephrine for extubation of newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The use of inhaled nebulized epinephrine after extubation in newborn infants is not supported or refuted by evidence from randomised controlled trials. Following mechanical ventilation, airway swelling and obstruction can occur in newborn infants (espec...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Tracheal gas insufflation for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in mechanically ventilated newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tracheal gas insufflation (TGI) is a new technique to supplement mechanical ventilation in neonatal intensive care, but benefit and safety have not been proven. Tracheal gas insufflation (TGI - also called 'dead space washout') is a new add-on technique...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Aerosolized diuretics for preterm infants with (or developing) chronic lung disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no evidence of benefit from routine use of inhaled diuretics in preterm babies at risk of chronic lung disease. Lung disease in babies born early (preterm) is often complicated with excess accumulation of water in the lungs. Medications that re...
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Neuromuscular paralysis for newborn infants receiving mechanical ventilation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Long-term effects of muscle paralysing drugs on newborns needing mechanical ventilation are as yet unclear. When newborn infants develop breathing difficulties, they need mechanical ventilation to help them breathe. Sometimes they do not breathe in rhy...
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   High frequency oscillatory ventilation versus conventional ventilation for infants with severe pulmonary dysfunction born at or near term
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In babies born at or near term (over 34 weeks gestation) who have severe respiratory failure due to lung disease, there is no evidence from randomized controlled trials to suggest that the use of high frequency oscillatory ventilation is better than con...
Title:   Screening newborn babies for cystic fibrosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In people with cystic fibrosis lung disease and malnutrition occur very early in life. These complications are suited to early treatment. Newborn screening may therefore improve outcomes for people with cystic fibrosis. We aimed to find out whether newb...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Moderately early (7-14 days) postnatal corticosteroids for preventing chronic lung disease in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Moderately early use of steroids helps to get preterm babies off ventilators, reduces chronic lung disease, and may also improve survival to 28 days, but there are important short term adverse effects. Chronic lung disease (CLD) is usually caused by a p...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Late (> 7 days) post corticosteroids for chronic lung disease in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Corticosteroids can reduce lung inflammation in newborns with chronic lung disease (CLD) but there are major adverse effects of the drugs. CLD is a major problem for newborn babies in neonatal intensive care units, and is associated with both a higher d...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Early (? 7 days) postnatal corticosteroids for preventing chronic lung disease in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Corticosteroids can reduce lung inflammation in newborns with chronic lung disease (CLD) but there are major adverse effects of the drugs. CLD is a major problem for newborn babies in neonatal intensive care units. Persistent inflammation of the lungs i...
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Gradual versus abrupt discontinuation of oxygen in preterm or low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence to show the best way to wean premature babies off oxygen supplementation. Babies born either prematurely (before 37 weeks) or with a low birthweight often have breathing problems and need extra oxygen. Appropriate oxygen levels are i...
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Early versus late discontinuation of oxygen in preterm or low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence to show the benefits or adverse effects of early oxygen weaning in preterm or low birthweight babies. Babies born either prematurely (before 37 weeks) or with a low birthweight often have breathing problems and need extra oxygen. Oxy...
Date:   Aug 2008

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