Cochrane · systematic review · CD003906

Plasma exchange for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

Mehndiratta, MM, Hughes, RAC, Pritchard, J · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Neuromuscular3 versionsAMSTAR 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 1 · 20%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 40%High 1 · 20%

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.

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Plasma exchange versus sham exchange for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)

Population: people with CIDP
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Change in disability after 4 weeks disability grade change. Scale from: 0 to 10; lower is better
Plasma exchange vs sham exchange
no estimate extracted1 study · 36 participantsModerate
Change in impairment (NIS) after 4 weeks NIS score points. Scale from: 0 to 280; lower is better
Plasma exchange vs sham exchange
no estimate extracted2 studies · 59 participantsHigh
Change in mean compound muscle action potential amplitude after 4 weeks mA
Plasma exchange vs sham exchange
no estimate extracted1 study · 30 participantsModerate
Serious adverse events ‐ not measured
Plasma exchange vs sham exchange
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Only 1 trial.
Plasma exchange vs sham exchange
no estimate extracted1 study · 1 participantsUngraded