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. 2008 Apr 30;28(Suppl 1):S47–S56. doi: 10.1038/jp.2008.50

Table 1.

Results from systematic reviews

Mortality RR 95% CI NNT 95% CI
Multiple doses 0.63 0.39–1.02 14 7–1000
Natural surfactant 0.86 0.76–0.98 50 20–1000
Prophylaxis 0.61 0.48–0.77 20 14–50
Early 0.87 0.77–0.99 33 17–1000
Early INSURE 0.38 0.08–1.81

Abbreviation: NNT, numbers needed to treat.

Data published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26