Cochrane · systematic review · CD010473
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for acute bronchiolitis in children
Jat, KR, Dsouza, JM, Mathew, JL · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 50%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 50%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
Current version onlyContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compared to supportive treatment for acute bronchiolitis in children
Population: children with acute bronchiolitis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of children requiring mechanical ventilation Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs supportive treatment | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 122 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Time to recovery(hours) Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs supportive treatment | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Mean change in respiratory rate (breaths/min) Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs supportive treatment | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 91 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse effects Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs supportive treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 72 participants | Ungraded |
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compared to supportive treatment for acute bronchiolitis in children
Population: children with acute bronchiolitis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of children requiring mechanical ventilation observation Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs supportive treatment | RR 0.69 [0.14, 3.36] | 3 studies · 122 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Time to recovery (hours) Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs supportive treatment | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Change in respiratory rate Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs supportive treatment | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 91 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compared to standard treatment for acute bronchiolitis in children
Population: children with acute bronchiolitis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of patients requiring mechanical ventilation Observation Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs standard treatment | RR 0.19 [0.01, 3.63] | 2 studies · 50 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Change in partial pressure of carbon dioxide from start to end of intervention (mmHg) Arterial blood gas analysis Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs standard treatment | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 50 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Duration of hospital stay (days) Observation Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs standard treatment | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 50 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Time to recovery Hours Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs standard treatment | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 3 participants | Ungraded |