Cochrane · systematic review · CD005351

Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation (CPAP or bilevel NPPV) for cardiogenic pulmonary oedema

Berbenetz, N, Wang, Y, Brown, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library

Heart2 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 2 · 28.6%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

Current version only

NPPV compared to SMC for cardiogenic pulmonary oedema

Population: People with cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
CD005351.PUB4 (current) · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
HOSPITAL MORTALITY
NPPV vs SMC
RR 0.65 [0.51, 0.82]21 studies · 2484 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
ETI RATE
NPPV vs SMC
RR 0.49 [0.38, 0.62]20 studies · 2449 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
ACUTE MI INCIDENCE
NPPV vs SMC
RR 1.03 [0.91, 1.16]5 studies · 1313 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY
NPPV vs SMC
no estimate extracted11 studies · 1714 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
ICU LENGTH OF STAY
NPPV vs SMC
no estimate extracted6 studies · 587 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
INTOLERANCE TO ALLOCATED TREATMENT ‐ not reported
NPPV vs SMC
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
ADVERSE EVENTS
NPPV vs SMC
no estimate extracted11 studies · 2038 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation (CPAP and bilevel NPPV) for cardiogenic pulmonary edema

Population: patients with cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
CD005351.PUB3 · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Hospital mortalityY
RR 0.66 [0.48, 0.89]20 studies · 1107 participantsHigh
Endotracheal intubation rate
RR 0.52 [0.36, 0.75]22 studies · 1261 participantsLow
Incidence of acute myocardial infarction (During intervention)
RR 1.24 [0.79, 1.95]8 studies · 461 participantsModerate
Incidence of acute myocardial infarction (After intervention)
RR 0.7 [0.11, 4.26]4 studies · 154 participantsVery low
Intolerance to allocated treatment
RR 0.47 [0.29, 0.77]13 studies · 1848 participantsModerate
Downgraded: inconsistency
Hospital length of stay
no estimate extracted10 studies · 542 participantsVery low
Downgraded: inconsistency
Intensive care unit length of stay (Copy)
no estimate extracted6 studies · 222 participantsLow