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. 2020 Oct 1;54(3):144–155.

Table 3.

Screened respiratory articles included and deleted

 

Author & Year

Included

Deleted

Reason for deletion/Notes

1.

Agado & Bowen 201233

SR pneumonia or COPD

 

XX

RCTs included along with other studies; outcome association vs. causal

2.

Astvaldsdóttir et al. 201834

Knowledge

 

XX

Focus on knowledge vs. causal

3.

Azarpazhooh & Leake 200635

SR of association between respiratory diseases and oral health

 

 

XX

Association investigated vs. not a causal relationship; too old

4.

Cagnani et al. 201636

SR aspiration pneumonia

 

XX

No RCTs included in SR (case studies, cohort; lots of weaknesses)

5.

Gomes-Filho et al. 202037

SR/MA

 

XX

No RCTs included in SR

6.

Gu et al. 201216

SR/MA toothbrushing

XX

 

 

7.

Hua et al. 201617

Cochrane, SR/MA VAP; OH care

XX

 

 

 

8.

Veitz-Keenan & Ferraiolo 201738

Summary review of Hua

 

XX

Summary review of Hua (which is included)

9.

Kaneoka et al. 201518

SR/MA NV-HAP w/o mechanical ventilation

XX

 

 

10.

 

Klompas et al. 201419

SR/MA VAP Reappraisal of routine use of CHX

XX

 

 

11.

Labeau et al. 201120

SR/MA VAP-CHX, P-Iodine

XX

 

 

 

12.

Li et al. 201521

SR/MA Antiseptics prevention of VAP

XX

 

 

13.

Liu et al. 201822

Cochrane, SR/MA Prevention nursing home-acquired pneumonia

XX

 

 

 

14.

Mitchell et al. 201939

SR NV-HAP

 

XX

Only 6 of 15 included studies are RCTs; no separate analysis of the 6

15.

Scannapieco 201440

COPD summary review of Peter

 

 

XX

Summary review and no RCTs in the Peter study (case-control study)

16.

Sjögren et al. 200823

SR/MA OH effect pneumonia & respiratory diseases

XX

 

 

 

17.

Sjögren et al. 201641

SR/MA Older with pneumonia in hospitals or nursing homes

 

XX

Poorly reported; poor definition of groups and terms

18.

Shi et al. 201324

SR/MA, VAP, CHX

XX

 

 

 

19.

Richards 201342

EBD review of Shi

 

XX

Summary review of Shi (which is included)

 

20.

Spreadborough et al. 201643

VAP

 

 

XX

No RCTs included in SR

21.

van der Maarel-Wierink et al. 201144

 

 

XX

No RCTs included in SR

22.

Villar et al. 201625

SR/MA, VAP (CHX)

 

XX

 

 

23.

Zeng et al. 201245

MA, COPD

 

XX

No RCTs included in SR

 

24.

Zeng et al. 201646

Lung CA risk

 

XX

No RCTs included in SR

Risk of lung CA association

25.

Zhou et al. 201147

COPD, quality of life

 

XX

N/A to PICO and no RCTs in SR