Chest physiotherapy vs no chest physiotherapy: Clinical resolution
Chest physiotherapy showed no clear difference in time to clinical resolution (all parameters) ( compared with no chest physiotherapy (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Chest physiotherapy vs no chest physiotherapy Time to clinical resolution (all parameters) ( · children aged from 29 days to 12 years with pneumonia Chest physiotherapy showed no clear difference in time to clinical resolution (all parameters) ( compared with no chest physiotherapy (low certainty). Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in children (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 559 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in children 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.