Inspiratory muscle training facilitates weaning from mechanical ventilation among patients in the intensive care unit: a systematic review Mark Elkins, Ruth Dentice Journal of Physiotherapy Volume 61, Issue 3, Pages 125-134 (July 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2015.05.016 Copyright © 2015 Australian Physiotherapy Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Flow of studies through the review. Journal of Physiotherapy 2015 61, 125-134DOI: (10.1016/j.jphys.2015.05.016) Copyright © 2015 Australian Physiotherapy Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Mean difference (95% CI) in maximal inspiratory pressure (in cmH2O) due to inspiratory muscle training, estimated by pooling data from ten studies (n=366). Journal of Physiotherapy 2015 61, 125-134DOI: (10.1016/j.jphys.2015.05.016) Copyright © 2015 Australian Physiotherapy Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Mean difference (95% CI) in rapid shallow breathing index (in br/min/L) due to inspiratory muscle training, estimated by pooling data from two studies (n=105). Journal of Physiotherapy 2015 61, 125-134DOI: (10.1016/j.jphys.2015.05.016) Copyright © 2015 Australian Physiotherapy Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 6 Mean difference (95% CI) in weaning duration (in days) due to inspiratory muscle training, estimated by pooling data from six studies (n=212). Journal of Physiotherapy 2015 61, 125-134DOI: (10.1016/j.jphys.2015.05.016) Copyright © 2015 Australian Physiotherapy Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 8 Relative risk (95% CI) of weaning success due to inspiratory muscle training, estimated by pooling data from five studies (n=256), with subgroup analysis by whether patients were known to have weaning difficulty before randomisation. Journal of Physiotherapy 2015 61, 125-134DOI: (10.1016/j.jphys.2015.05.016) Copyright © 2015 Australian Physiotherapy Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 10 Mean difference (95% CI) in duration of mechanical ventilation (in days) due to inspiratory muscle training, estimated by pooling data from seven studies (n=305), with subgroup analysis by whether patients were known to have weaning difficulty before randomisation. Journal of Physiotherapy 2015 61, 125-134DOI: (10.1016/j.jphys.2015.05.016) Copyright © 2015 Australian Physiotherapy Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 14 Relative risk (95% CI) of survival if weaning with inspiratory muscle training, estimated by pooling data from four studies (n=242). Journal of Physiotherapy 2015 61, 125-134DOI: (10.1016/j.jphys.2015.05.016) Copyright © 2015 Australian Physiotherapy Association Terms and Conditions