Cochrane · systematic review · CD009134
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure following upper abdominal surgery
Faria, DAS, da Silva, EMK, Atallah, ÁN, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · 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 1 · 33.3%Low 2 · 66.7%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
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) compared to oxygen therapy for acute respiratory failure after upper abdominal surgery
Population: adults (aged > 17 years) with acute respiratory failure after upper abdominal surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospital mortality Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) vs oxygen therapy | RR 0.14 [0.01, 2.71] | 1 study · 209 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Rate of tracheal Intubation Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) vs oxygen therapy | RR 0.25 [0.08, 0.83] | 2 studies · 269 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
ICU length of stay Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) vs oxygen therapy | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 269 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |