Comparative effectiveness of prophylactic therapies for necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: Protocol for a network meta-analysis of randomized trials

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common and devastating disease with high morbidity and mortality in premature infants. Current literature on the prevention of NEC has limitations including lack of direct and indirect comparisons of available therapies. We will search MEDLINE, EMBASE, Science Ci...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of preventive medicine 2018-01, Vol.9 (1), p.83-83
Hauptverfasser:	Sadeghirad, Behnam, Florez, Ivan, Chang, Yaping, Forutan, Farid, Zeraatkar, Dena, Morgan, Rebecca, Shahid, Shaneela, Bala, Malgorzata, Beyene, Joseph, Offringa, Martin, Adams-Webber, Thomasin, Sherman, Philip, El-Gouhary, Enas, Guyatt, Gordon, Johnston, Bradley
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Citation analysis Enterocolitis Gastrointestinal diseases Gestational age Infants Meta-analysis Morbidity Multiple treatment comparison Necrosis Necrotizing enterocolitis Premature babies preterm infants Prevention preventive therapies Review Protocol Social sciences Studies Systematic review
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Zusammenfassung:	Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common and devastating disease with high morbidity and mortality in premature infants. Current literature on the prevention of NEC has limitations including lack of direct and indirect comparisons of available therapies. We will search MEDLINE, EMBASE, Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, CINAHL, Scopus, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database, and grey literature sources to identify eligible trials evaluating NEC preventive therapies. Eligible studies will (1) enroll preterm (gestational age
ISSN:	2008-7802 2008-8213
DOI:	10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_328_17