Heated humidification + fixed CPAP vs fixed CPAP: Withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials)
It is very uncertain whether heated humidification + fixed CPAP changes withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) compared with fixed CPAP alone (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Heated humidification + fixed CPAP vs fixed CPAP alone Withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea It is very uncertain whether heated humidification + fixed CPAP changes withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) compared with fixed CPAP alone (very low certainty). Pressure modification or humidification for improving usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines… (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 1 [0.45, 2.24] | 3 studies · 316 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure modification or humidification for improving usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.