Noninvasive ventilation in adults with blunt chest trauma: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is used in patients with post-traumatic respiratory failure, however, previous reviews indicate that its effects remain uncertain due to limited data.

Objective

To evaluate the effects of NIV on mortality, complications, infection, and intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital length of stay in adult patients with blunt chest trauma.

Methods

MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, Web of Science, PEDro and Scielo were searched from inception to February 2024. Randomized clinical trials comparing NIV with invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) or oxygen therapy for respiratory failure in adults with blunt chest trauma were included. The outcomes analyzed were mortality, complications, infections, and length of stay in the ICU. R

SUBMITTER: Werle RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12613025 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature