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13 questions · 13 findings · 5 reviews · Airways · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 1 · 7.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 38.5%Moderate 6 · 46.2%High 1 · 7.7%

Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV) plus best supportive care vs best supportive care alone or inactive control

Cardiovascular mortality

Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV) plus best supportive care probably leads to higher cardiovascular mortality ‐ up to 80 months Number of participants:… compared with best supportive care alone or inactive control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV) plus best supportive care vs best supportive care alone or inactive control

All‐cause mortality ‐ up to 80 months Number of participants: 1355(2 RCTs)

Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV) plus best supportive care showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ up to 80 months Number of participants: 1355(2… compared with best supportive care alone or inactive control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

PPI plus usual care vs usual care alone or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Exacerbations · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

PPI plus usual care may leads to lower exacerbation rate (participants with one or more) study duration: 12… compared with usual care alone or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Heated humidification + fixed CPAP vs fixed CPAP

Adverse events (machine tolerability outcomes) assessed as number of participants experiencing a blocked nose · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea

Heated humidification + fixed CPAP may leads to lower adverse events (machine tolerability outcomes) assessed as number of… compared with fixed CPAP alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fixed‐dose combination aclidinium/formoterol vs aclidinium alone

Exacerbations requiring steroids or antibiotics or both: number of participants · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Fixed‐dose combination aclidinium/formoterol showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring steroids or antibiotics or both: number of… compared with aclidinium alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fixed‐dose combination aclidinium/formoterol vs aclidinium alone

Quality of life: number of participants with clinically significant improvement (≥ 4 units) in SGRQ total score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Fixed‐dose combination aclidinium/formoterol showed no clear difference in quality of life: number of participants with clinically significant… compared with aclidinium alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fixed‐dose combination aclidinium/formoterol vs aclidinium alone

Hospital admissions due to exacerbations: number of participants · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Fixed‐dose combination aclidinium/formoterol showed no clear difference in hospital admissions due to exacerbations: number of participants compared with aclidinium alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fixed‐dose combination aclidinium/formoterol vs aclidinium alone

Improvement in symptoms: number of participants with clinically significant improvement: using TDI focal score (≥ 1 unit) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Fixed‐dose combination aclidinium/formoterol leads to higher improvement in symptoms: number of participants with clinically… compared with aclidinium alone (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fixed‐dose combination aclidinium/formoterol vs aclidinium alone

Adverse events (not including serious adverse events): number of participants · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Fixed‐dose combination aclidinium/formoterol showed no clear difference in adverse events (not including serious adverse events): number of… compared with aclidinium alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review