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130 questions · 155 findings · 13 reviews

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No studies found 34 · 21.9%GRADE not reported 13 · 8.4%Very low 35 · 22.6%Low 47 · 30.3%Moderate 23 · 14.8%High 3 · 1.9%

Intervention not reported

Serious adverse events · children with acute asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute asthma in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 35 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Asthma symptom score at the acute phase · children with acute asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute asthma in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 35 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Pneumonia · children with acute asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute asthma in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 19 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Mortality · patients with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

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

Endotracheal intubation · patients with asthma

The intervention showed no clear difference in endotracheal intubation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to severe acute exacerbations of… 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4.48 [0.23, 89.13]
2 studies · 86 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Length of hospital stay · patients with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

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

Number of hospital admissions · patients with asthma

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

1 finding from 1 review

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

FEV1 (% predicted) Percentage scale from: 1% to 150%. · patients with asthma

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

1 finding from 1 review

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

FVC (% predicted) Percentage scale from: 1% to 150%. · patients with asthma

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

1 finding from 1 review

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

Respiratory rate (breaths per minute). Scale from: 12 to 40. · patients with asthma

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

1 finding from 1 review

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