Invasive ventilation modes in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 5 Meta-analysis of trials comparing high-frequency ventilation with conventional ventilation: mortality

Study	Conventional ventilation	High-frequency oscillation ventilation	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Arnold and colleagues [12]	12/29	10/29	0.75 (0.26 to 2.16)
Dobyns and colleagues [14]	6/38	5/12	0.98 (0.26 to 3.66)
Subtotal Mantel-Haenszel	67	41	0.83 (0.30 to 1.91)
Carman and colleagues (VDR) [16]	5/32	2/32
Overall Mantel-Haenszel	99	73	0.70 (0.33 to 1.47)

Data presented as number/total. VDR, volume diffusive respirator (high-frequency time-cycled pressure ventilator).

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