Cochrane · systematic review · CD011699
Positive expiratory pressure therapy versus other airway clearance techniques for bronchiectasis
Lee, AL, Burge, AT, Holland, AE · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
AirwaysAMSTAR 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 60%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 40%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: people with bronchiectasis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Cough‐related quality of life (QOL) | no estimate extracted | 31 participants | Low |
Health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) disease‐specific HRQOL | no estimate extracted | 17 participants | Low |
Incidence of acute exacerbations of bronchiectasis ‐ not reported | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Duration of acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis ‐ not reported | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Incidence of hospitalisation ‐ not reported | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |