Effectiveness of neuromuscular electrostimulation in COPD subjects on mechanical ventilation. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the effectiveness of Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) in adults with COPD undergoing MV.

Method

A sensitive search was performed in MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, CINAHL and other resources. Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials (RCTs) or non-RCTs that enrolled adults with COPD on MV due to an exacerbation of their disease were included. Two independent reviewers screened, extracted information, and assessed the risk of bias (RoB 2 tool) and the certainty of evidence (GRADE approach) from the included studies.

Results

Four RCTs (144 participants) were included. Subjects who underwent NMES were able to move from bed to chair independently in less time (MD = 4.98 days less; 95% CI -8.55 to -1.47; 2 RCTs; low certainty of the evidence) and they we

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez-Arias R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9513212 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature