A systematic review, meta-analysis and economic evaluation on Neonatal cpap

Abstract

Abstract The review mainly focuses on the goals to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of neonatal CPAP in a decrease of Mortality, Length of Stay, Respiratory support, Extubation and Intubation. Introduction: Inclusion criteria: This review is conducted in neonates with respiratory failure, Pneumonia sepsis, necrotizing infections, Pneumothorax, Broncho pulmonary distress, respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), COVID-19, and other comorbidities also included. Methods: The databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane were used in this review. Depending on inclusion criteria the full-text articles were assessed and chosen studies were recovered by methodological quality. Results: one twenty-six studies are retrieved which met the inclusion criteria and the extracted studies were pooled statistically and their outcomes were measured. All the studies explain the efficacy of CPAP by reducing Mortality, Length of Stay, Respiratory support, Extubation and Intubation. Conclusion: Currently the evidence states that CPAP reduces Mortality, Length of Stay, Respiratory support, Extubation and Intubation