Efficacy and safety of non-invasive ventilation in the treatment of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema--a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Crit Care · 2006 · PMC1550884 · PMID 16646987

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borderline significantp = 0.0004actually significant

Significant heterogeneity was found in the pooled analysis of need for ETI and borderline significant heterogeneity was found for mortality (Cochran's Q chi-square test, p = 0.0004; I 2 = 70.1% for intubation and Cochran's Q chi-square test, p = 0.060; I 2 = 44.1% for mortality).

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borderline significancep = 0.100so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Heterogeneity with borderline significance was found for mortality (Cochran's Q chi-square test, p = 0.100; I 2 = 44.4%).

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a small trendno p-value reported

Third, in a subgroup analysis of studies including patients with mean baseline PaCO 2 levels below and above 50 mmHg, NPPV showed only a small trend towards decreased need for ETI and mortality, so the suggested superiority of NPPV in hypercapnic ACPE patients due to respiratory muscle unloading [ 19 ] was not confirmed.

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