Crane 1990.
| Methods | Cross‐over RCT of prone, supine and right lateral positions | |
| Participants | Included: 19 premature infants mechanically ventilated with intermittent mandatory ventilation and PEEP for clinical hyaline membrane disease
Excluded: not stated Mean gestational age: 31 weeks; mean birth weight: 1485 g; age: 20 to 72 hours; mean FiO2: 0.43 Setting: regional NICU, USA |
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| Interventions | Infants remained in study position from 10 to 85 minutes | |
| Outcomes | tcCO2; PaCO2 Measurements were stabilised for 1 to 4 minutes before data were collected |
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| 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 | High risk | Loss to follow‐up 5/19; data were discarded due to excessive drift or inaccurate or inappropriate calibration of equipment |