Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 2 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections

No studies found 1 · 16.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 66.7%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Length of hospital stay · children aged from 29 days to 12 years with pneumonia

Chest physiotherapy showed no clear difference in duration of hospital stay (days) ( compared with no chest physiotherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.1
4 studies · 415 participants
Low

Length of hospital stay · people with pneumonia

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 54 participants
Very low

Hospital stay — not reported · people with severe pneumonia and receiving mechanical ventilation

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Length of hospital stay · people with pneumonia

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 32 participants
Very low

Length of hospital stay · people with pneumonia

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 333 participants
Very low

Length of hospital stay · people with pneumonia

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 98 participants
Very low