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130 questions · 155 findings · 13 reviews

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Non‐invasive ventilation during exercise training vs exercise training alone or exercise training with sham non‐invasive ventilation

Exercise capacity: percentage change constant work rate endurance time Constant work rate cycle endurance test · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive ventilation during exercise training vs exercise training alone or exercise training with sham non‐invasive ventilation

Health‐related quality of life Change in total score of St George Respiratory Questionnaire · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive ventilation during exercise training vs exercise training alone or exercise training with sham non‐invasive ventilation

Physical activity: not measured · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive ventilation vs usual care

All‐cause mortality · Patients admitted to hospital with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…

Non‐invasive ventilation probably leads to lower mortality compared with usual medical care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive ventilation vs usual care

Need for intubation · Patients admitted to hospital with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…

Non‐invasive ventilation probably leads to lower need for endotracheal intubation compared with usual medical care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Chronic non‐invasive ventilation vs usual care

Change in arterial partial pressure of oxygen · stable COPD
2 findings from 1 review

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Chronic non‐invasive ventilation vs standard treatment following a severe exacerbation

Change in arterial partial pressure of oxygen · post‐exacerbation COPD
2 findings from 1 review

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Chronic non‐invasive ventilation vs standard treatment following a severe exacerbation

Change in arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide · post‐exacerbation COPD
2 findings from 1 review

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Chronic non‐invasive ventilation vs standard treatment following a severe exacerbation

Change in the health‐related quality of life · post‐exacerbation COPD
2 findings from 1 review

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Chronic non‐invasive ventilation vs standard treatment following a severe exacerbation

Admission‐free survival · post‐exacerbation COPD

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Chronic non‐invasive ventilation may leads to lower admission‐free survival compared with standard treatment following a severe exacerbation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review