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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 | Unclear risk | Loss to follow‐up 1/9 because one infant could not be nursed flat at physicians request |