Positive expiratory pressure plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone
All‐cause mortality · people with pneumonia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 98 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
191 questions · 203 findings · 17 reviews · Headline outcomes only
No studies found 67 · 33%GRADE not reported 5 · 2.5%Very low 87 · 42.9%Low 27 · 13.3%Moderate 9 · 4.4%High 8 · 3.9%
Positive expiratory pressure plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone
Cure rate · people with pneumonia
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Positive expiratory pressure plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone
Length of hospital stay · people with pneumonia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 98 participantsVery low
Positive expiratory pressure plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone
Duration of fever · people with pneumonia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 98 participantsVery 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
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo 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
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo 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
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
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
- RR 0.75 [0.17, 3.29]1 study · 286 participantsVery low
High‐frequency chest wall oscillation plus fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage vs fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage alone
Cure rate · people with severe pneumonia and receiving mechanical ventilation
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
High‐frequency chest wall oscillation plus fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage vs fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage alone
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
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
High‐frequency chest wall oscillation plus fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage vs fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage alone
Duration of fever · people with severe pneumonia and receiving mechanical ventilation
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
High‐frequency chest wall oscillation plus fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage vs fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage alone
Duration of total antibiotic therapy ‐ not reported · people with severe pneumonia and receiving mechanical ventilation
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
High‐frequency chest wall oscillation plus fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage vs fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage alone
Duration of ICU stay · people with severe pneumonia and receiving mechanical ventilation
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 286 participantsVery low
High‐frequency chest wall oscillation plus fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage vs fibrobronchoscope alveolar lavage alone
Duration of mechanical ventilation · people with severe pneumonia and receiving mechanical ventilation
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 286 participantsVery low
Active cycle of breathing techniques plus routine treatment vs routine treatment alone
All‐cause mortality · people with pneumonia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 32 participantsVery 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
- RR 0.6 [0.29, 1.23]1 study · 32 participantsVery low
Summary of findings ‐ PEP vs PDPV
FEV1 % predicted: absolute change from baseline · adults and children with CF
1 finding from 1 review
- Positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted5 studies · 155 participantsLow
Summary of findings ‐ PEP vs oscillating PEP
Direct measures of mucus clearance · adults and children with CF
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Summary of findings ‐ PEP vs oscillating PEP
Exercise capacity · adults and children with CF
1 finding from 1 review
- Positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 68 participantsModerate
Summary of findings ‐ PEP vs oscillating PEP
General well‐being · adults and children with CF
1 finding from 1 review
- Positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 75 participantsLow