Jalali 2012.
Methods | Randomised clinical trial conducted at 17 Shahrivar Children's Hospital of Rasht (Rasht Iran), including 31 intubated newborns in the period 2010 to 2011 |
Participants | Inclusion criteria: gestational age ≥ 28 weeks; tracheal intubation at postnatal age < 48 hours; absence of congenital malformations Patients were excluded if they were given a diagnosis of congenital sepsis or pneumonia, or could not be maintained in mechanical ventilation for 5 days |
Interventions | Neonates were randomised to be nursed in supine (n = 16) or lateral position (n = 15) |
Outcomes | No outcomes specified in our review were reported by study authors |
Notes | The objective of this trial was to evaluate the influence of lateral and supine position on bacterial colonization of the endotracheal tube in ventilated neonates. Approximately half of the included infants had a gestational age greater than that specified by the inclusion criterion of this review. We tried to contact trial authors but received no response. Study authors reported on none of the outcomes specified in this review |