Airway bypass stents vs control
- Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction procedures for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 350 participantsHigh
Airway bypass stents showed no clear difference in mortality at end of compared with control (moderate certainty).
Electronic trackers or reminders (± feedback) showed no clear difference in unscheduled healthcare visits to a healthcare provider (ED) WMD of compared with controls (moderate certainty).
Electronic trackers or reminders (± feedback) showed no clear difference in absenteeism (people with at least 1 absence) compared with controls (low certainty).
Simplified showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring OCS People with 1 or more compared with usual regimens (low certainty).
Simplified showed no clear difference in unscheduled visits compared with usual regimens (low certainty).
Simplified showed no clear difference in absence from work/school compared with usual regimens (low certainty).
Adherence education showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring OCS (people with 1 or more) WMD of compared with controls (low certainty).
Simplified showed no clear difference in all adverse events compared with usual regimens (low certainty).
School‐based ICS therapy showed no clear difference in unscheduled visits 1 or more hospitalisations for any cause WMD of compared with home therapy (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether adherence education changes unsheduled visits to a healthcare provider (people with 1 or more)… compared with controls (very low certainty).