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

Ennis 1978.

Methods Cross‐over RCT of supine, left lateral and right lateral positions
Participants Included: 9 infants with hyaline membrane disease, all receiving assisted ventilation
Excluded: not stated
Setting: US
Interventions Infants were placed in each position semi‐erect and also lying flat
Outcomes PaO2
Measurements commenced 5 to 10 minutes after position change or if intervention required, the mean value was calculated from 4 points, i.e. the start and end of recording and 2 equidistant points between
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 Unclear risk Loss to follow‐up 1/9 because one infant could not be nursed flat at physicians request