Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Mortality | |||||
Systematic review |
1737 term and preterm infants with low Apgar scores at birth 5 RCTs in this analysis |
Mortality
69/881 (8%) with air 111/856 (13%) with 100% oxygen |
OR 0.59 95% CI 0.48 to 0.74 See further information on studies regarding interpretation of this result |
Small effect size | air |
Systematic review |
1502 term infants with low Apgar scores at birth 5 RCTs in this analysis Subgroup analysis |
Mortality
44/762 (6%) with air 70/740 (9%) with 100% oxygen |
OR 0.59 95% CI 0.40 to 0.87 P = 0.008 See further information on studies regarding interpretation of this result |
Small effect size | air |