Question · asked by 1 review
BAL directed therapy vs usual care: Z score FVC
- Population
- infants and children with pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
- Intervention
- BAL directed therapy
- Comparison
- usual care
- Outcome
- Z score FVC
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
BAL‐directed therapy vs standard therapy FVC: absolute z score · infants and children with pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis Bronchoscopy‐guided antimicrobial therapy for cystic fibrosis (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 157 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchoscopy‐guided antimicrobial therapy for cystic fibrosis 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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