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ReviewMaternal health, neonatology and perinatology2019

Application of 4% chlorhexidine to the umbilical cord stump of newborn infants in lower income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aklilu Abrham Roba, Maleda Tefera, Teshager Worku, Tamirat Tesfaye Dasa, Abiy Seifu Estifanos, Nega Assefa

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Review in Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aklilu Abrham Roba *1College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-1166-9207
Maleda Tefera *1College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Teshager Worku *1College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Tamirat Tesfaye Dasa *1College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Abiy Seifu Estifanos *2Department of Reproductive Health and Health Service Management, School Of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Nega Assefa *1College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Haramaya University · ETAddis Ababa University · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractThere are conflicting results from large randomized controlled trials in different populations regarding the effectiveness of topical application of 4% chlorhexidine to the umbilical stump of newborn infants at reducing neonatal mortality. Meta-analysis and systematic review of trials performed in South Asia and Europe support 4% chlorhexidine application to reduce neonatal mortality, whereas trials performed in Sub-Saharan Africa do not. The aim of this review is to determine the effectiveness of 4% chlorhexidine application to the umbilical stump of newborn infants born in lower income countries in order to reduce neonatal mortality when compared with usual cord care.Our search strategy included randomized trials published between January1

trial registrationSystematic Review Registration: CRD42018109280.

Indexed as

ChlorhexidineCord separation timeLower-middle income countriesLow-income countriesNeonatal mortalityNewborn infantsOmphalitisUmbilical cord

Identifiers

PMID31641528
PMCPMC6796424
OpenAlexW2981142827

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