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Probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birth weight infants

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005496.pub6Copy DOI
Database:
  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Version published:
  1. 26 July 2023see what's new
Type:
  1. Intervention
Stage:
  1. Review
Cochrane Editorial Group:
  1. Cochrane Neonatal Group

Copyright:
  1. Copyright © 2023 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors

  • Sahar Sharif

    Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK

  • Nicholas Meader

    Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK

  • Sam J Oddie

    Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK

    Bradford Neonatology, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK

  • Maria X. Rojas-Reyes

    Institut d'Recerca Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain

    Evaluation Unit of the Canary Islands Health Service (SESCS), Tenerife, Spain

  • William McGuire

    Correspondence to: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK

    [email protected]

Contributions of authors

SS, NM, SJO, and WM contributed to the development of the protocol.
SS, SJO, and WM screened the search results.
SS, SJO, MXRR, and WM performed the risk of bias and GRADE assessments.
SS, NM, SJO, and WM undertook data extraction and analysis.
SJO and WM arbitrated inclusion and data extraction disagreements.
NM undertook analyses for small‐study bias.
SS, NM, SJO, MXRR, and WM contributed to the development of the final review and approved the final version to be published.

Sources of support

Internal sources

  • Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, UK

    Host department

  • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Faculty of Medicine. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia

    Host department

External sources

  • Vermont Oxford Network, USA

    Cochrane Neonatal Reviews are produced with support from Vermont Oxford Network, a worldwide collaboration of health professionals dedicated to providing evidence‐based care of the highest quality for newborn infants and their families.

Declarations of interest

SS has no conflicts of interest to declare.
NM is Deputy Co‐ordinating Editor for Cochrane Common Mental Disorders but was not involved in the editorial process or decision‐making for this review.
SJO has no conflicts of interest to declare.
MXRR is an Associate Editor of Cochrane Neonatal but was not involved in the editorial process or decision‐making for this review.
WM is a Co‐ordinating Editor of Cochrane Neonatal but was not involved in the editorial process or decision‐making for this review.

Acknowledgements

We thank Melissa Harden and Helen Fulbright (Information Specialists, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, UK) for the search strategies and database management.

We thank all primary investigators who provided additional information about trial methods and outcomes.

We thank Yuan Chi for translating two trial reports (Huang 2009; Ren 2010).

We thank Jane Cracknell and Michelle Fiander (Managing Editors) and Roger Soll (Co‐ordinating Editor) at Cochrane Neonatal for providing editorial and administrative support.

We thank Jacquelyn EM Grev, MD, Sanford Health for peer review of this manuscript.

We also thank Julia Turner, Cochrane Central Production Service, for copy edit support.

Version history

Published

Title

Stage

Authors

Version

2023 Jul 26

Probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birth weight infants

Review

Sahar Sharif, Nicholas Meader, Sam J Oddie, Maria X. Rojas-Reyes, William McGuire

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005496.pub6

2020 Oct 15

Probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birth weight infants

Review

Sahar Sharif, Nicholas Meader, Sam J Oddie, Maria Ximena Rojas-Reyes, William McGuire

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005496.pub5

2014 Apr 10

Probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants

Review

Khalid AlFaleh, Jasim Anabrees

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005496.pub4

2011 Mar 16

Probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants

Review

Khalid AlFaleh, Jasim Anabrees, Dirk Bassler, Turki Al‐Kharfi

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005496.pub3

2008 Jan 23

Probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants

Review

Khalid M AlFaleh, Dirk Bassler

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005496.pub2

2005 Oct 19

Probiotics for prevention of mortality and morbidity in preterm infants

Protocol

Khalid M AlFaleh, Dirk Bassler

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005496

Differences between protocol and review

See AlFaleh 2005 (review protocol).

In the 2023 update:

PICOs

Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome

The PICO model is widely used and taught in evidence-based health care as a strategy for formulating questions and search strategies and for characterizing clinical studies or meta-analyses. PICO stands for four different potential components of a clinical question: Patient, Population or Problem; Intervention; Comparison; Outcome.

See more on using PICO in the Cochrane Handbook.