Paraffin oil vs. Coconut oil
Only one study (42) compared two oil-based GL techniques, reporting alower mortality rate with paraffin compared to coconut
oil but without statistically significant differences (RR= 0.87, 95%
CI= 0.58 to 1.30). Likewise, there was no significant difference between
the paraffin oil and coconut oil groups in terms of length of
hospital stay and the need for mechanical ventilation.Diarrhea and nausea (1 with paraffin and 4 with
coconut oil) were observed in a small number of participants, again,
without significant differences between both interventions.No severe AEs were
reported .
Quality of the evidence
The evidence quality was evaluated by the GRADE system .
(Figure 15 : GRADE Evidence profile).