Comment on “Tapered Cuff versus Conventional Cuff for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Ventilated Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”

Table 1

Differences between data reported in the review of Huang et al. vs. that of Maertens et al.

Study	Huang et al.				Maertens et al.				Reason for difference
	Tapered		Standard		Tapered		Standard
	E	T	E	T	E	T	E	T
Bent et al.	Not included				0	37	1	43	Unpublished study
Mahmoodpoor et al., 2013	6	32	7	32	6	32	7	32	No difference
Saito et al.	Not included				23	106	23	106	Unpublished study
Philippart et al.	17	129	14	129	33	162	38	163	Huang et al. only considered PVC cuffed tubes
Monsel et al.	10	52	8	57	15	52	16	57	Data error
Jailette et al.	33	162	38	163	33	162	38	163	No difference
Mahmoodpoor et al., 2017	30	138	46	138	Not included				SSD applied in tapered group

E: events; T: total; PVC: polyvinylchloride; SSD: subglottic secretion drainage.