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SUBMITTER: Korang SK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6457810 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Korang Steven Kwasi SK Feinberg Joshua J Wetterslev Jørn J Jakobsen Janus C JC
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20160930
<h4>Background</h4>Asthma is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission among children and constitutes a significant economic burden. Use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in the care of children with acute asthma has increased even though evidence supporting the intervention has been considered weak and clinical guidelines do not recommend the intervention. NPPV might be an effective intervention for acute asthma, but no systematic review has been conducted to asse ...[more]