Cochrane · systematic review · CD008807
Pressure‐controlled versus volume‐controlled ventilation for acute respiratory failure due to acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Chacko, B, Peter, JV, Tharyan, P, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Emergency and Critical CareAMSTAR 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
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 3 · 42.9%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 3 · 42.9%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
Pressure‐controlled ventilation vs volume‐controlled ventilation for acute respiratory failure due to acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Population: patients with acute respiratory failure due to acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality in hospital Pressure‐controlled ventilation vs volume‐controlled ventilation | RR 0.83 [0.67, 1.02] | 3 studies · 1089 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Mortality in ICU Pressure‐controlled ventilation vs volume‐controlled ventilation | RR 0.84 [0.71, 0.99] | 2 studies · 1062 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mortality on Pressure‐controlled ventilation vs volume‐controlled ventilation | RR 0.88 [0.73, 1.06] | 1 study · 983 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Duration of mechanical ventilation Pressure‐controlled ventilation vs volume‐controlled ventilation | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 983 participants | Ungraded |
Barotrauma Pressure‐controlled ventilation vs volume‐controlled ventilation | RR 1.24 [0.87, 1.77] | 2 studies · 1062 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Organ failure Pressure‐controlled ventilation vs volume‐controlled ventilation | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 79 participants | Ungraded |
Quality of life Pressure‐controlled ventilation vs volume‐controlled ventilation | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |