Cochrane · systematic review · CD004711
Heat and moisture exchangers versus heated humidifiers for mechanically ventilated adults and children
Gillies, D, Todd, DA, Foster, JP, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
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Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 100%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
Show all 2 versionsHeat and moisture exchangers (HME) compared to heated humidifiers (HH) for ventilated adults and children
Population: ventilated adults (18 trials) and children (1 trial)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Artificial airway occlusion (measured over 3‐15 days (median 4 days)) Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) vs heated humidifiers (HH) | RR 1.59 [0.6, 4.19] | 15 studies · 2171 participants | Low Downgraded: indirectness |
Mortality ‐ all cause (Measured over 3‐15 days (median 8 days)) Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) vs heated humidifiers (HH) | RR 1.03 [0.89, 1.2] | 12 studies · 1951 participants | Low Downgraded: indirectness |
Pneumonia (Measured over 4‐21 days (median 4 days)) Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) vs heated humidifiers (HH) | RR 0.93 [0.73, 1.19] | 13 studies · 2251 participants | Low Downgraded: indirectness |