What do systematic reviews say?

Intervention not reported

• Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to severe acute exacerbations of… 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 86 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes number of hospital admissions (very low certainty).

• Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to severe acute exacerbations of… 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.28 [0.09, 0.84]
  1 study · 33 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

The intervention may leads to higher FEV1 (% predicted) Percentage scale from: 1% to 150%. (low certainty).

• Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to severe acute exacerbations of… 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 14.02 [7.73, 20.32]
  2 studies · 66 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The intervention may leads to higher FVC (% predicted) Percentage scale from: 1% to 150%. (low certainty).

• Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to severe acute exacerbations of… 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 12.27 [4.38, 20.16]
  2 studies · 66 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in respiratory rate (breaths per minute). Scale from: 12 to 40. (low certainty).

• Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to severe acute exacerbations of… 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 146 participants
  Low