Deng 2005.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial in China. | |
Participants |
Inclusion criteria: newborns with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage day 3 to 28 (n = 66). Exclusion criteria: none reported. Average age 7 to 8 days. |
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Interventions |
Intervention (n = 33): omeprazole 1 mg/kg twice daily for 5 days and normal therapy. Control (n = 33): normal therapy. Both groups given vitamin K and nil by mouth. |
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Outcomes | Curative rate: no haematemesis or melena at 24 hours. | |
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 | Unclear risk | No baseline characteristics given although age at presentation and duration of bleeding similar between groups. |