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Epinephrine for transient tachypnea of the newborn

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Title
Epinephrine for transient tachypnea of the newborn
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Cochrane database of systematic reviews, May 2016
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd011877.pub2
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Luca Moresco, Maria Grazia Calevo, Federica Baldi, Amnon Cohen, Matteo Bruschettini

Abstract

Transient tachypnea of the newborn is characterized by tachypnea and signs of respiratory distress. Transient tachypnea typically appears within the first two hours of life in term and late preterm newborns. Although transient tachypnea of the newborn is usually a self limited condition, it is associated with wheezing syndromes in late childhood. The rationale for the use of epinephrine (adrenaline) for transient tachypnea of the newborn is based on studies showing that β-agonists can accelerate the rate of alveolar fluid clearance. To assess whether epinephrine compared to placebo, no treatment or any other drugs (excluding salbutamol) is effective and safe in the treatment of transient tachypnea of the newborn in infants born at 34 weeks' gestational age or more. We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, 2016, Issue 3), MEDLINE (1996 to March 2016), EMBASE (1980 to March 2016) and CINAHL (1982 to March 2016). We applied no language restrictions. We searched the abstracts of the major congresses in the field (Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand and Pediatric Academic Societies) from 2000 to 2015. Randomized controlled trials, quasi-randomized controlled trials and cluster trials comparing epinephrine versus placebo or no treatment or any other drugs administered to infants born at 34 weeks' gestational age or more and less than three days of age with transient tachypnea of the newborn. For the included trial, two review authors independently extracted data (e.g. number of participants, birth weight, gestational age, duration of oxygen therapy (hours), need for continuous positive airway pressure and need for mechanical ventilation, duration of mechanical ventilation, etc.) and assessed the risk of bias (e.g. adequacy of randomization, blinding, completeness of follow-up). The primary outcomes considered in this review were duration of oxygen therapy (hours), need for continuous positive airway pressure and need for mechanical ventilation. One trial, which included 20 infants, met the inclusion criteria of this review. Study authors administered three doses of nebulized 2.25% racemic epinephrine or placebo. We found no differences between the two group in the duration of supplemental oxygen therapy (mean difference (MD) -6.60, 95% confidence interval (CI) -54.80 to 41.60 hours) and need for mechanical ventilation (risk ratio (RR) 0.67, 95% CI 0.08 to 5.88; risk difference (RD) -0.07, 95% CI -0.46 to 0.32). Among secondary outcomes, we found no differences in terms of initiation of oral feeding. The quality of the evidence was limited due to the imprecision of the estimates. At present there is insufficient evidence to determine the efficacy and safety of epinephrine in the management of transient tachypnea of the newborn.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 143 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 18 12%
Student > Bachelor 18 12%
Researcher 17 12%
Student > Postgraduate 12 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 5%
Other 29 20%
Unknown 44 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 52 36%
Nursing and Health Professions 21 14%
Social Sciences 7 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 3%
Psychology 4 3%
Other 7 5%
Unknown 51 35%
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Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#7,375
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