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NPPV vs oxygen therapy

Hospital mortality · adults (aged > 17 years) with acute respiratory failure after upper abdominal surgery

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) showed no clear difference in hospital mortality compared with oxygen therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure following upper abdominal surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.14 [0.01, 2.71]
1 study · 209 participants
Low

NPPV vs oxygen therapy

Rate of intubation · adults (aged > 17 years) with acute respiratory failure after upper abdominal surgery

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) may leads to lower rate of tracheal Intubation compared with oxygen therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure following upper abdominal surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.25 [0.08, 0.83]
2 studies · 269 participants
Low

NPPV vs oxygen therapy

Duration of ICU stay · adults (aged > 17 years) with acute respiratory failure after upper abdominal surgery

It is very uncertain whether noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) changes ICU length of stay compared with oxygen therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure following upper abdominal surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 269 participants
Very low