AUTHOR=Fischer Hendrik S. , Reibel Nora J. , Bührer Christoph , Dame Christof 

TITLE=Prophylactic Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection in Very Preterm Infants: A Meta-Analysis Update

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.657228

DOI=10.3389/fped.2021.657228

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=<p>A meta-analysis update of randomized controlled trials investigating recombinant human erythropoietin suggests improved neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants. There was substantial heterogeneity, which could be ascribed to a single trial. Exclusion of this trial featuring a high risk of bias abolished heterogeneity and any effects of recombinant human erythropoietin treatment.</p>