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. 2023 Aug 17;15(8):e43668. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43668

Table 5. Characteristics of studies excluded from qualitative and quantitative synthesis.

Study Reason for exclusion
Baltzan et al., Am J Respi Crit Care Med. 2000;161:A59 Congress abstract
Cassidy et al., Ir J Med Sci. 2017;186:S387–S445
Johnson et al., Am J Respi Crit Care Med. 2017;195
Long et al., Thorax 2018;73:A252
Smith et al., Euro Respi J. 2016;48:719
Smith et al., Respirology. 2017;22:147
Derry et al., Euro Respi J. 2006;28:71s[E504] Wrong intervention
Puspawati et al., Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2017;4(2):162-167
Swan et al., J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019;57(6):1051-1061
Wong et al., Hong Kong Physiotherapy J. 2013;31(2):101
Derry et al., ISRCTN94278636 Protocols without results
Yan et al., ChiCTR-INR-16009453
Swan et al., ISRCTN12024425
Khor et al., ACTRN12618001949279
Lehto et al., NCT05257850
Pannu et al., NCT05416437
Nagumo et al., UMIN000039821
Kanezaki et al., ERJ Open Res. 2019;15;5(4) Wrong population
Schwartzstein et al., Am Rev Respir Dis. 1987;136(1):58-61