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

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 83.3%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Chest physiotherapy vs no chest physiotherapy

Mortality ( · children aged from 29 days to 12 years with pneumonia

Chest physiotherapy may leads to lower mortality ( compared with no chest physiotherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.28 [0.08, 0.9]
1 study · 225 participants
Low

Conventional chest physiotherapy plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone

All‐cause mortality · people with pneumonia

It is very uncertain whether conventional chest physiotherapy plus routine treatment changes mortality compared with routine treatment alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.03 [0.15, 7.13]
2 studies · 225 participants
Very low

High‐frequency chest wall oscillation plus fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage vs fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage alone

All‐cause mortality · people with severe pneumonia and receiving mechanical ventilation

It is very uncertain whether high‐frequency chest wall oscillation plus fibrobronchoscope… changes mortality compared with fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.75 [0.17, 3.29]
1 study · 286 participants
Very low

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) plus routine treatment vs placebo plus routine treatment

All‐cause mortality · people with pneumonia

It is very uncertain whether osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) plus routine treatment changes mortality compared with placebo plus routine treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.43 [0.12, 1.5]
3 studies · 327 participants
Very low

Positive expiratory pressure plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone

All‐cause mortality · 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

Active cycle of breathing techniques plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone

All‐cause mortality · 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