Cochrane · systematic review · CD012067

Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute asthma in children

Korang, SK, Feinberg, J, Wetterslev, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 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: children with acute asthma
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality
no estimate extracted1 study · 16 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Serious adverse events
no estimate extracted2 studies · 35 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Asthma symptom score at the acute phase
no estimate extracted2 studies · 35 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Pneumonia
no estimate extracted1 study · 19 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision