Cochrane · systematic review · CD006435
Steam inhalation or humidified oxygen for acute bronchiolitis in children up to three years of age
Umoren, R, Odey, F, Meremikwu, MM · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 100%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
Steam inhalation (mist) versus nebulised salbutamol for acute bronchiolitis in children up to three years of age
Population: patients with acute bronchiolitis in children up to three years of age
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
change in respiratory distress score at 30 minutes Scale from: 0 to 13. Steam inhalation (mist) vs nebulised salbutamol | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 104 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
change in respiratory distress score at 60 minutes Scale from: 0 to 13. Steam inhalation (mist) vs nebulised salbutamol | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 104 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Steam (mist) versus nebulised saline for acute bronchiolitis in children up to three years of age
Population: patients with acute bronchiolitis in children up to three years of age
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
change in respiratory distress score at 30 minutes Scale from: 0 to 13. Steam (mist) vs nebulised saline | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 104 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
change in respiratory distress score at 60 minutes Scale from: 0 to 13. Steam (mist) vs nebulised saline | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 104 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |