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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2020

Supportive care for patient with respiratory diseases: an umbrella review.

Xufei Luo, Meng Lv, Xiaoqing Wang, Xin Long, Mengjuan Ren, Xianzhuo Zhang, Yunlan Liu, Weiguo Li, Qi Zhou, Yanfang Ma and 8 more

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Xufei LuoSchool of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Meng LvSchool of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Xiaoqing WangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China.
Xin LongDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China.
Mengjuan RenSchool of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Xianzhuo ZhangThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Yunlan LiuSchool of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Weiguo LiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China.
Qi ZhouThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Yanfang MaEvidence-based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Toshio FukuokaEmergency and Critical Care Center, the Department of General Medicine, Department of Research and Medical Education at Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan.
Hyeong Sik AhnDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Myeong Soo LeeKorea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Zhengxiu LuoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China.
Enmei LiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China.
Xiaohui WangSchool of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Yaolong ChenSchool of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
COVID-19 Evidence and Recommendations Working Group
China International Science and Technology Cooperation · CNLanzhou University · CNKorea University · KRKurashiki Central Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSupportive treatment is an important and effective part of the management for patients with life-threatening diseases. This study aims to identify and evaluate the forms of supportive care for patients with respiratory diseases.

methodsAn umbrella review of supportive care for patient with respiratory diseases was undertaken. We comprehensively searched the following databases: Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), Wanfang Data and CBM (SinoMed) from their inception to 31 March 2020, and other sources to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to supportive treatments for patient with respiratory diseases including Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and influenza. We assessed the methodological quality using the AMSTAR score and the quality of the evidence for the primary outcomes of each included systematic review and meta-analysis.

resultsWe included 18 systematic reviews and meta-analyses in this study. Most studies focused on the respiratory and circulatory support. Ten studies were of high methodological quality, five studies of medium quality, and three studies of low quality. According to four studies extracorporeal membrane oxygenation did not reduce mortality in adults [odds ratio/relative risk (OR/RR) ranging from 0.71 to 1.28], but two studies reported significantly lower mortality in patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation than in the control group (OR/RR ranging from 0.38 to 0.73). Besides, monitoring of vital signs and increasing the number of medical staff may also reduce the mortality in patients with respiratory diseases.

conclusionsOur overview suggests that supportive care may reduce the mortality of patients with respiratory diseases to some extent. However, the quality of evidence for the primary outcomes in the included studies was low to moderate. Further systematic reviews and meta-analyses are needed to address the evidence gap regarding the supportive care for SARS, MERS and COVID-19.

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)influenzasevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)supportive careumbrella review

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