Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 2 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 33.3%

Adverse events (number of events) ( · children aged from 29 days to 12 years with pneumonia

Chest physiotherapy showed no clear difference in adverse events (number of events) ( compared with no chest physiotherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.28 [0.98, 1.67]
2 studies · 254 participants
Low

Adverse events ( · infants up to 24 months of age with acute bronchiolitis

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for acute bronchiolitis in paediatric patients between 0 and 24 months old 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 565 participants
Very low

Adverse events ( · infants up to 24 months of age with acute bronchiolitis

Forced expiration leads to higher adverse events ( compared with control (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review