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Table 3 Intubation rates with supplemental prehospital CPAP/NIV compared to standard medical treatment alone

From: Continuous positive airway pressure and noninvasive ventilation in prehospital treatment of patients with acute respiratory failure: a systematic review of controlled studies

Study

Supplemental prehospital CPAP/NIV

Standard medical treatment alone

CPAP

  

Cheskes et al. 2013

31/214

30/228

Prehospital

0/124

1/228

Inhospital

31/214

29/228

Ducros et al. 2011

3/107

6/100

Prehospital

NA

NA

Inhospital

NA

NA

Frontin et al. 2011

2/60

3/62

Prehospital

0/60

1/62

Inhospital

2/60

2/62

Thompson et al. 2008

7/35

17/34*

Prehospital

0/35

9/34

Inhospital

7/35

8/34

Dib et al. 2012

NA

NA

Prehospital

4/149

11/238*

Inhospital

NA

NA

Gardtman et al. 2000

NA

NA

Prehospital

NA

NA

Inhospital

NA

NA

Garuti et al. 2010

0/35

14/125

Prehospital

0/35

14/125

Inhospital

0/35

0/125

Hubble et al 2006

10/120

24/95*

Prehospital

5/120

7/95

Inhospital

5/120

17/95

NIV

  

Craven et al 2000

4/37

7/25

Prehospital

0/37

6/25

Inhospital

4/37

1/25

Roessler et al 2011

1/24

6/25

Prehospital

0/24

1/25

Inhospital

1/14

5/25

Schmidbauer et al 2011

3/18

7/18

Prehospital

1/18

0/18

Inhospital

2/18

0/18

Weitz et al 2007

NA

NA

Prehospital

NA

NA

Inhospital

NA

NA

  1. *=statistical significant difference. Studies rated as having acceptable size and quality are bold.