Table 5. Subgroup analysis of the effects of therapeutic hypothermia on death among asphyxiated neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Variables | Characteristics | Pooled prevalence (95% CI) | I2(P-value) |
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Country income level | High | 0.76 (0.69, 0.83) | 0.0% (0.975) |
Upper middle | 0.62 (0.41, 0.83) | 0.0% (0.634) | |
Low-middle | 0.50 (0.14, 0.86) | 0.0% (0.998) | |
Low | 0.32 (-0.95, 1.60) | 0.0% (0.813) | |
Methods of cooling | Selective head cooling | 0.74 (0.60, 0.87) | 0.0% (0.798) |
Whole body cooling | 0.74 (0.66, 0.81) | 0.0% (0.998) | |
Device of cooling | Cooling caps | 0.74 (0.60, 0.87) | 0.0% (0.798) |
Cooling blanket | 0.74 (0.64, 0.85) | 0.0% (0.721) | |
Cold gel pack | 0.73 (0.62, 0.84) | 0.0% (0.993) |