Cochrane · systematic review · CD008930
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) during the postoperative period for prevention of postoperative morbidity and mortality following major abdominal surgery
Ireland, CJ, Chapman, TM, Mathew, SF, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
AnaesthesiaAMSTAR 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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
Comparison
Population: patients having major abdominal surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Reported mortality As reported in the trials | RR 1.28 [0.35, 4.66] | 2 studies · 413 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Atelectasis As reported in the trials | RR 0.62 [0.45, 0.86] | 6 studies · 249 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Pneumonia As reported in the included trials | RR 0.43 [0.21, 0.84] | 5 studies · 563 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |