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ArticleBMJ open2017

Efficacy of non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy on immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Zongru Li, Tao Wang, Yi Yang, Lixi Zhang, Meng Wang, Gang Liu, Kun He, Juhong Shi, Jianqiang He, Yong Ma and 3 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Zongru LiEmergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID [1], [1], [1]
Tao WangEmergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yi YangEmergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Lixi ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Meng WangDepartment of Science and Technology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Gang LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Kun HeDepartment of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Juhong ShiDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jianqiang HeEmergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yong MaEmergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yi LiEmergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7158-3624
Huadong ZhuEmergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xuezhong YuEmergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe number of immunocompromised patients has increased in recent years. Acute respiratory failure is a common complication leading to intensive care unit (ICU) admission and high mortality among such patients. The use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) or oxygen therapy among these patients remains controversial, according to the inconsistent results of several randomised clinical trials (RCTs). This meta-analysis aims to evaluate whether NIV or oxygen therapy is the more appropriate initial oxygenation strategy for the immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure.

methodWe will search all the RCTs that compared the efficacy of NIV and oxygen therapy on immunocompromised adult patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure on the major databases (Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science and others), conference proceedings and grey literature. Eligible RCTs will be included in accordance with the pre-specified eligibility criteria. The risk of bias will be assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration criteria and the quality of evidence will be assessed with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system. Data will be extracted with a standardised form and analysed using RevMan V.5.3 analyses software. Heterogeneity will be assessed using I ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval is not required since it is not carried out in humans. The systematic review will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated extensively through conferences.

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Immunocompromised HostNoninvasive VentilationOxygen Inhalation TherapyHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignRespiratory Distress SyndromeRespiratory InsufficiencySystematic Reviews as Topicacute hypoxemic respiratory failureImmunocompromised patientsintubation ratemortalitynon-invasive ventilationoxygen therapy

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PMID28667214
PMCPMC5734293

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