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Synthesis Table Example

Name of Article

Name of Article

Name of Article

Name of Article

Levels of Evidence

Study Design

Variable to be studied

Variable to be studied

Variable to be studied

Compare template above to my table below. At a glance you can see the names of the most important articles I choose, the level of evidence of that study, what the design was, and what variables were important to know about in each article. As you study the table, the reader can clearly see more studies in support of BiPAP than IS along with other information that would be of interest to the provider to support standards of care.

Table 2 Synthesis of IS and NIPPV Evidence /Types of Surgery

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EBP Synthesis Table 2

Guimaraes M.

2008

Gosseling, R.

2000

Joris, J.

1997

Ebeo, C.

2002

Westwood K.

2007

Leech, C

2007

Freitas, E.

2007

Overend, R.

2001

Sungur, M.

2007

Bourne, R.

2007

El Solh

2006

National Guideline Clearing House

2004

Levels of Evidence

I

II

II

II

III

VII

I

I

VII

IV

III

I

Design

Systematic Review

RTC

RCT

RCT

Observational Study-Non Randomized

Case

Report

RTC

Systematic Review

Expert Comment

Retrospective

Quantitative

Prospective Control Trial

NGC/AHRQ Guideline

Evidence does not support IS in prevention of PPCs

X

X

X

X

Evidence supporting use of IS to prevent PPCs

X

Evidence Supporting Use of NIPPV to Prevent PPCs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NIPPV/BiPAP Treatment 12/4

12-24hrs Post-op

2 out of 3 hrs

X

X

Intraoperative & 3hrs post-op

48 hrs post extubation 5 on out of 6 hrs

BiPAP S/T-D

Obese Related Surgery

X

X

X

Hip

X

X

X Obese patients

X (OSA & surgery)

Abdominal Surgery

X

X

X

X

X

Thoracic Area/Cardiac

X

X

X

QRTC= quasi-experimental -nonrandomized controlled trials CD=cross-over design CS=case series PCS= prospective cohort study RCS=retrospective case series MA=meta-analysis

NIPPV=Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation BiPAP=Bi-level positive airway pressure hrs=hours