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Table 1 Characteristics of the randomized controlled trials of 16 ventilation modes for infants with respiratory distress syndrome

From: Mechanical ventilation modes for respiratory distress syndrome in infants: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Reference

Ventilation modes

Number of patients

Birth weight, grams

Gestational age, weeks

Quality assessment, Jadad scale

Diagnosis

Result

Mortality

ICU length of stay, days

Pneumothorax, number

Hospital length of stay, days

BPD, number

IVH of at least grade III, number

PDA, number

Singh et al. [6]

HFOV vs. SIMV

110

1,398 ± 321/1,393 ± 320

32.0 ± 2.4/31.9 ± 2.5

7

RDS

Yes

No

No

10.3 ± 7.1/10.3 ± 7.1

No

No

No

Lista et al. [7]

HFOV vs. A/C + VG

40

1,015 ± 200/1,006 ± 185

27.3 ± 2/27.4 ± 2

6

RDS

Yes

No

No

No

No

1/1

No

Duman et al. [10]

A/C + VG vs. A/C

45

1,055.8 ± 236.3/975.5 ± 294.3

27.8 ± 1.7/27.6 ± 2.1

5

RDS

Yes

No

2/2

47.5 ± 22.9/54.2 ± 22.5

3/7

3/7

14/14

Sinha et al. [11]

V-C vs. TCPL

50

1,793 ± 513/1,762 ± 503

31.2 ± 2.1/31.2 ± 2.5

5

RDS

Yes

No

0/3

No

1/6

No

4/6

Guven et al. [12]

SIMV + VG vs. SIMV

72

1,352.57 ± 373.83/1,275.00 ± 311.63

29.40 ± 2.12/29.17 ± 1.84

7

RDS

Yes

No

No

45.50 ± 31.43/40.00 ± 31.24

2/9

No

No

Salvo et al. [27]

HFOV vs. TCPL

88

869 ± 266/913 ± 224

26.4 ± 2.2/26.5 ± 3.2

7

RDS

Yes

21 ± 12/36 ± 23

No

53 ± 21/77 ± 33

No

3/6

No

Castoldi et al. [28]

A/C + VG + RM vs A/C + VG

20

747 ± 233/737 ± 219

25 ± 2/25 ± 2

6

RDS

Yes

No

No

No

0/2

No

6/4

Carlo et al. [29]

TCPL vs. HFJV

40

1,470 ± 350/1408 ± 240

30 ± 2/30 ± 2

5

RDS

Yes

No

6/3

No

4/3

No

No

HiFO Study Group [30]

HFOV vs. TCPL

176

1,732 ± 979/1,744 ± 853

31 ± 4/31 ± 4

7

RDS

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

24/28

Pardou et al. [31]

HFFIV vs. TCPL

22

1,454 ± 197/1,194 ± 23

29.8 ± 1.5/29.2 ± 1.96

5

RDS

Yes

No

5/3

No

No

1/2

No

Wiswell et al. [32]

TCPL vs. HFJV

73

930 ± 220/961 ± 314

26.6 ± 2.1/26.9 ± 2.9

7

RDS

Yes

No

7/3

75.9 ± 18.7/66.1 ± 33.8

No

No

No

Gerstmann et al. [33]

HFOV vs. TCPL

125

1,560 ± 460/1,460 ± 470

30.8 ± 2.2/30.1 ± 2.7

6

RDS

Yes

No

No

44.0 (30.6,52.6)/46.9 (39.2,56.0)a

No

2/6

20/19

Beresford et al. [34]

PTV vs. TCPL

386

1,336 (1,000-1,997)/1,320 (1,006-1,996)c

29 (25-36)/29 (25-34)c

7

RDS

Yes

No

20/21

No

No

11/13

No

Baumer [35]

PTV vs. IMV

924

1,097 ± 327/1,123 ± 345

27.8 ± 2.0/27.8 ± 2.1

6

RDS

Yes

No

62/47

No

No

No

No

Lista et al. [36]

PSV + VG vs. PSV

53

1,125 ± 370/1,197 ± 333

28.5 ± 2/29.4 ± 1.6

5

RDS

Yes

No

0/3

No

3/4

No

No

Nafday et al. [37]

SIMV vs. PSV + VG

34

1,055 ± 77/1,198 ± 108

27.4 ± 0.5/27.9 ± 0.6

6

RDS

Yes

No

No

No

No

6/3

5/4

Dani et al. [38]

HFOV vs. PSV + VG

25

1,126 ± 170/1,075 ± 313

28.3 ± 1.5/28.0 ± 1.3

6

RDS

Yes

66.2 ± 19.9/62.8 ± 24.2

No

66.2 ± 19.9/62.8 ± 24.2

4/3

No

11/9

Singh et al. [39]

V-C vs. TCPL

109

985/976b

27.1/27.2b

7

RDS

Yes

No

2/4

No

No

5/5

17/15

Liu et al. [40]

SIPPV + VG vs. HFOV vs. IMV

84

1,702 ± 701/1,813 ± 732/1,902 ± 603

31.5 ± 3.6/30.2 ± 4.8/32.3 ± 3.4

5

RDS

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Sun et al. [41]

HFOV vs. SIMV + PSV

356

1,129 ± 199/1,117 ± 241

29.3 ± 2.5/29.5 ± 2.3

7

RDS

Yes

No

10/21

27.0 ± 20.2/31.6 ± 21.7

13/28

No

No

  1. ‘Yes’ represents the existence of a result, and ‘No’ refers to no result. aMedian (95% confidence limits), bmean, cmedian (interquartile range). A/C, assist-control ventilation; A/C + VG, assist-control plus volume-guarantee ventilation; A/C + VG + RM, assist-control plus volume-guarantee ventilation with recruitment maneuver; BDP, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; HFFIV, high-frequency flow interrupted ventilation; HFJV, high-frequency jet ventilation; HFOV, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation; ICU, intensive care unit; IMV, intermittent mandatory ventilation; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; PSV, pressure support ventilation; PSV + VG, pressure support ventilation with volume-guarantee ventilation; PTV, patient-triggered ventilation; RDS, respiratory distress syndrome; SIMV, synchronized intermittent mechanical ventilation; SIMV + PSV, synchronized intermittent mechanical ventilation with pressure support ventilation; SIMV + VG, synchronized intermittent mechanical ventilation with volume-guarantee ventilation; SIPPV + VG, synchronized intermittent positive pressure ventilation plus volume-guarantee ventilation; TCPL, time-cycled pressure-limited ventilation; V-C, volume-controlled (through adjusting the delivered tidal volume).