Cot-nursing versus incubator care for preterm infants
Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsPublished 23 April 2001
Peter H. Gray, Vicki Flenady
Citations16
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A small number of trials included and infants studied, and the resulting imprecision in the measures of effect for all outcomes, the review does not give a clear indication for the role of cot-nursing for preterm infants.
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Due to the small numbers of trials included and infants studied, and the resulting imprecision in the measures of effect for all outcomes, the review does not give a clear indication for the role of cot-nursing for preterm infants. Further assessment of the role of cot nursing for preterm infants using randomised controlled trials is necessary.
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