Efficacy of non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy on immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Zongru LiTao WangYi YangLixi ZhangMeng WangGang LiuKun HeJuhong ShiJianqiang HeYong MaYun LiHuadong ZhuXuezhong Yu

Published in: BMJ open (2017)

Ethical approval is not required since it is not carried out in humans. The systematic review will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated extensively through conferences.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
meta analyses
systematic review
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
randomized controlled trial
mechanical ventilation
multidrug resistant
stem cells
intensive care unit
bone marrow
drug administration