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ReviewCureus2024

Effect of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Humidity on Neonates: A Systematic Review.

Ashok Kumar Urakura, Ravi Gajula, Greeshma Reddy Kankanala, Rakesh Kotha, Suresh Babu Mendu, Neelam Harsha

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ashok Kumar UrakuraPediatrics, Government Medical College Vikarabad, Vikarabad, IND.
Ravi GajulaPediatrics, Government Medical College Siddipet, Siddipet, IND.
Greeshma Reddy KankanalaPediatrics, Government Medical College Siddipet, Siddipet, IND.
Rakesh KothaNeonatology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, IND.
Suresh Babu MenduPediatrics, Government Medical College Siddipet, Siddipet, IND.
Neelam HarshaNeonatology, Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explores the role of room humidity levels in the neonate intensive care unit (NICU) and how they impact their growth and development in this fragile stage. The study considers seven relevant studies that have explored this factor in different settings. Humidity's role in developing neonatal conditions, such as respiratory distress and fungal infections, is also elaborated on. For the literature review, the study utilized PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases to guarantee comprehensive findings on the role of NICU room humidity on neonates. By examining these studies' evidence, the research highlights the paramount need to ensure that the room has adequate moisture, as exposure to less desirable humidity levels increases mortality and the severity of morbidity rates among neonates. The fact that the majority of NICUs lack humidity control, which is required, stimulated us to conduct this review.

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humiditylow birth weightneonatal developmentneonatespretermskin

Identifiers

PMID38765381
PMCPMC11101598

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