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Revisão sistemática encontrou que pressão de ar positiva, aparelho de avanço mandibular e terapia posicional são efetivos para adultos com apneia do sono obstrutiva

Uma revisão sistemática com meta-analise foi conduzida para avaliar o efeito de tratamentos minimamente invasivos para adultos com apneia do sono obstrutiva. Os autores incluíram 89 ensaios clínicos aleatorizados (n=6.346) comparando 18 intervenções diferentes. Os …

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Systematic review found that positive airway pressure, mandibular advancement device and positional therapy are effective for adult obstructive sleep apnea

A systematic review and network meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of minimally invasive treatments for adult obstructive sleep apnea. The authors included 89 randomised controlled trials (n=6,346) comparing 18 different interventions. The main …

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What is a network meta-analysis?

Many PEDro users will be familiar with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. These involve the statistical combination of the results of trials that compare two interventions (one of these interventions could be a no treatment …

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PEDro update (9 April 2018)

PEDro contains 39,633 records. In the 9 April 2018 update you will find: 31,231 reports of randomised controlled trials (30,401 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 7,755 reports …

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