Clinical pregnancy rate
It is very uncertain whether mechanical pressure changes clinical pregnancy rate per randomised woman compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Weaning success · patients on weaning from mechanical ventilation in adults.
Pressure support showed no clear difference in weaning success compared with T‐tube (low certainty).
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ICU mortality · patients on weaning from mechanical ventilation in adults.
Pressure support showed no clear difference in ICU mortality compared with T‐tube (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Reintubation · patients on weaning from mechanical ventilation in adults.
Pressure support showed no clear difference in reintubation compared with T‐tube (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
ICU or LWU length of stay (days) · patients on weaning from mechanical ventilation in adults.
1 finding from 1 review
Pneumonia · patients on weaning from mechanical ventilation in adults.
It is very uncertain whether pressure support changes pneumonia compared with T‐tube (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Successful spontaneous breathing trial · patients on weaning from mechanical ventilation in adults.
Pressure support probably leads to higher successful spontaneous breathing trial compared with T‐tube (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of mechanical ventilation · patients with acute respiratory failure due to acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of mechanical ventilation · children with acute bronchiolitis
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) showed no clear difference in proportion of children requiring mechanical ventilation compared with supportive treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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 extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Failed treatment defined as the need for mechanical ventilation · preterm infants
Prophylactic CPAP probably leads to lower failed treatment defined as the need for mechanical ventilation compared with mechanical ventilation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Duration of continuous positive airway pressure therapy (hours or days) · preterm infants less than 30 weeks' gestational age requiring conventional mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Treatment failure or need for mechanical ventilation · health problem or population
It is very uncertain whether summary of Findings Table ‐ Low changes treatment failure or need for mechanical ventilation compared with moderate‐high nasal continuous positive airway pressure levels (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Pressure ulcers · adults requiring mechanical ventilation
Semi‐recumbent position (30º to 60º) showed no clear difference in pressure ulcers compared with supine position (0° to 10°) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Systolic blood pressure · mechanically ventilated patients
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Diastolic blood pressure · mechanically ventilated patients
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Mean arterial pressure mmHg · mechanically ventilated patients
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Mechanical ventilation within 72 hours of trial entry · preterm infants requiring primary respiratory support
Nasal high flow showed no clear difference in mechanical ventilation within 72 hours of trial entry compared with nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mechanical ventilation within 72 hours of trial entry · preterm infants requiring primary respiratory support
Nasal high flow showed no clear difference in mechanical ventilation within 72 hours of trial entry compared with continuous positive airway pressure (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intubation and mechanical ventilation in the DR · term and preterm infants resuscitated at birth, using positive pressure ventilation
It is very uncertain whether nasal interfaces (single nasal prong, binasal prongs (long or… changes intubation and mechanical ventilation in the DR compared with face mask (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review