Table 2.

Fifteen Medical Devices Included in Analyses

CPAP/BiPAP

Tracheostomy without ventilator

Tracheostomy with ventilator

Insulin pump

Home oxygen

Ventricular shunt

Central venous catheter

G-tube

GJ- or J-tube

NG or NJ tube

Baclofen pump

Pacemaker

Dialysis

Vagal nerve stimulator

Ileostomy/colostomy

BiPAP, bilevel positive airway pressure; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; G-tube, gastrostomy tube; GJ, gastrostomy-jejunostomy; j-tube, jejunostomy tube; NG, nasogastric; NJ tube, nasojejunal tube.