Question · asked by 1 review

CCPT vs extrapulmonary mechanical percussion: Time to first exacerbation requiring intravenous antibiotics

Population
adults and children with cystic fibrosis
Intervention
CCPT
Comparison
extrapulmonary mechanical percussion
Outcome
Time to first exacerbation requiring intravenous antibiotics

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
CCPT vs extrapulmonary mechanical percussion
Respiratory exacerbations: time to first treatment with IV antibiotics · children and adults with cystic fibrosis
Conventional chest physiotherapy compared to other airway clearance techniques for cystic fibrosis (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 151 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Conventional chest physiotherapy compared to other airway clearance techniques for cystic fibrosis
2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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