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Physical Training and Noninvasive Ventilation in COPD Patients: A Meta-Analysis

Cristian Ricci, Stefano Terzoni, Maddalena Gaeta, Antonio Sorgente, Anne Destrebecq and Francesco Gigliotti
Respiratory Care May 2014, 59 (5) 709-717; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02626

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    Flow of study selection. NIV = noninvasive ventilation.

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    Random effects meta-regressions and paired comparison effect estimate in the noninvasive ventilation (NIV) arm. Evaluation of the relationship between the random effect estimate of outcome modification after training and the overall training time. Bubble diameters show study weights from meta-analysis. A: Heart rate meta-regression considered references 13, 14, 16, and 19. B: Workload meta-regression considered references 12–14, 16 and 17. C: Lactate meta-regressions considered references 13, 14, 16, 17, and 19. D: V̇O2 meta-regression considered references 12, 14, 16, and 17.

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