Cochrane · systematic review · CD006904
Protocolized versus non‐protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients
Blackwood, B, Burns, KEA, Cardwell, CR, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
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
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 3 · 60%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
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Population: mechanically ventilated adult patients
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Total duration of mechanical ventilation (hours) | no estimate extracted | 14 studies · 2205 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Weaning duration (hours) | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 989 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
ICU length of stay (days) | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 1378 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
ICU mortality | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 651 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Reintubation | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 1487 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |