Clinical Outcomes Associated with Home Mechanical Ventilation: A Systematic Review

Table 1

Study characteristics by study design and year of publication.

Study	Year	Study design	Location		f/u (mo)	Quality
Bourke et al. [3]	2006	RCT	SC UK	41	12	18
Tsolaki et al. [6]	2011	BA	SC Greece	91	24	15
Windisch et al. [7]	2008	BA	MC Germany	85	12	16
Dellborg et al. [8]	2008	BA	MC Sweden	35^†; 11^‡	9^†; 8 y^‡	13
Farrero et al. [9]	2006	BA	SC Spain	43	36	16
Gonzalez et al. [10]	2003	BA	SC Spain	16	3y	8
Janssens et al. [11]	2003	BA	MC Switzerland	211	1–88	15
Nauffal et al. [12]	2002	BA	SC Spain	62	18	12
Hein et al. [13]	1999	BA	SC Germany	27	2–30	13
Bach et al. [14]	1998	BA	MC USA	684	V	13
Janssens et al. [15]	1998	BA	SC Switzerland	6	17–55	14
Chatwin et al. [16]	2010	C	SC UK	1211	6	14
Budweiser et al. [17]	2007	C	SC Germany	231	29	17
Marchese et al. [18]	2007	C	SC Italy	77	V	17
Evans et al. [19]	2012	CSS	SC Canada	12	NA	12
Chang et al. [20]	2010	CSS	SC New Zealand	45	NA	10
Fernández-Álvarez et al. [21]	2008	CSS	SC Italy	66	NA	10
López-Campos et al. [22]	2008	CSS	MC Spain	115	NA	15
Vitacca et al. [23]	2007	CSS	MC Italy, Spain	792	NA	13
Tsara et al. [24]	2004	CSS	SC Greece	50	NA	10
Kaub-Wittemer et al. [25]	2003	CSS	SC Germany	53	NA	5
Markström et al. [26]	2002	CSS	SC Sweden	91	NA	9
van Kesteren et al. [27]	2001	CSS	SC Netherlands	38	NA	8
Sevick and Bradham [28]	1997	CSS	MC USA	277	NA	9
Moss et al. [29]	1996	CSS	MC USA	50	NA	6
Bötel et al. [30]	1997	D	SC Germany	16	NA	4

, clinically evaluable population; RCT, randomized control trial; BA, before and after; C, cohort; CSS, cross-sectional survey; D, descriptive; SC, single center; MC, multicenter; NA, not applicable or not assessed; V, variable.
Modified Downs and Black score out of 19. ^†Cohort who survived to 9 mo. ^‡Cohort who survived to 8 y. 16 institutionalized.