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. 2012 Jul 11;2012(7):CD003645. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003645.pub3

Bhat 2003.

Methods Cross‐over RCT of prone and supine positions
Participants Included: 20 preterm infants who had respiratory distress syndrome
Excluded: not stated 
 Median gestational age: 30 weeks; median birth weight: 1312 g; median age: 4 weeks; oxygen‐dependent: 10
Setting: NICU, children's hospital, UK
Interventions Infants were studied on 2 successive days, on each day the study position was maintained for 3 hours
Outcomes SaO2
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not stated
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Appears to be no loss to follow‐up