Cochrane · systematic review · CD003699

Continuous negative extrathoracic pressure or continuous positive airway pressure compared to conventional ventilation for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure in children

Shah, PS, Ohlsson, A, Shah, JP · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library

Acute Respiratory InfectionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Continuous negative extrathoracic pressure ventilation compared with control for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure in children

Population: children with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Less than 30% FiO2 after 1 hour of therapy
Continuous negative extrathoracic pressure ventilation vs control
RR 10.69 [0.62, 183.85]1 study · 33 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Intermittent positive pressure ventilation during hospital stay
Continuous negative extrathoracic pressure ventilation vs control
RR 0.4 [0.02, 9.06]1 study · 33 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
CPAP during hospital stay
Continuous negative extrathoracic pressure ventilation vs control
RR 0.4 [0.02, 9.06]1 study · 33 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision