Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

87 questions · 87 findings · 4 reviews

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No studies found 32 · 36.8%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 47 · 54%Low 6 · 6.9%Moderate 0 · 0%High 2 · 2.3%

Positive expiratory pressure plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone

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

Positive expiratory pressure plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone

Duration of fever · 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

Positive expiratory pressure plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone

Duration of total antibiotic therapy ‐ not reported · people with pneumonia

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

Positive expiratory pressure plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone

Duration of ICU stay ‐ not reported · people with pneumonia

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

Positive expiratory pressure plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone

Duration of mechanical ventilation ‐ not reported · people with pneumonia

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

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

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

Cure rate · people with pneumonia

It is very uncertain whether active cycle of breathing techniques plus routine treatment changes cure rate 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 0.6 [0.29, 1.23]
1 study · 32 participants
Very low