Lin 2011.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial in China. | |
Participants |
Inclusion criteria: sick term and preterm newborns with stress ulcer day 1 to 8 age (n = 152). Exclusion criteria: none reported. |
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Interventions |
Intervention (n = 76): conventional therapy combined with omeprazole 0.6 mg/kg intragastric once daily for 5 days. Control (n = 76): conventional therapy. Both groups nil by mouth, stomach washed with bicarbonate. |
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Outcomes | Efficacy ‒ gastric aspirate bleed and melena to 48 hours. Bleeding after 48 hours no benefit. | |
Notes | It is unclear if there were any adverse reactions attributable to the intervention. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Reported: "randomly divided". |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method not reported. |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No losses reported. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No protocol available. |
Other bias | Low risk | Similar baseline characteristics between groups. |