Semi‐recumbent positioning: 45° vs 25° to 30°: Duration of ICU stay
It is very uncertain whether semi‐recumbent positioning: 45° changes length of ICU stay compared with 25° to 30° (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Semi‐recumbent positioning: 45° vs 25° to 30° Length of ICU stay · adults requiring mechanical ventilation It is very uncertain whether semi‐recumbent positioning: 45° changes length of ICU stay compared with 25° to 30° (very low certainty). Semi‐recumbent position versus supine position for the prevention of ventilator‐associated pneumonia in… (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | MD 1.6 | 1 study · 61 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi‐recumbent position versus supine position for the prevention of ventilator‐associated pneumonia in adults requiring mechanical… 2016 · 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.