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National Guideline Alliance (UK). Cystic Fibrosis: Diagnosis and management. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2017 Oct 25. (NICE Guideline, No. 78.)

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Appendix JGRADE Tables

J.1. Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

Not applicable to this review.

J.2. Information and support

Not applicable to this review.

J.4. Transition

Not applicable to this review.

J.5. Complications of cystic fibrosis

Not applicable to this review.

J.6. Pulmonary monitoring

J.6.2. Review 2. Monitoring for evolving pulmonary disease in people with CF with established lung disease

Not applicable, as evidence was found for this review.

J.6.3. Review 3. Monitoring for evolving pulmonary disease in people with CF following an acute pulmonary exacerbation

Monitoring strategy 1. Invasive microbiological investigations and/or imaging techniques in addition to non-invasive microbiological investigations and/or lung function test VERSUS non-invasive microbiological investigations

Table 13. Clinical evidence profile: Comparison 1. BAL monitoring versus standard monitoring (PDF, 320K)

Monitoring strategy 2. Invasive microbiological investigations and/or imaging techniques in addition to non-invasive microbiological investigations and/or lung function test VERSUS lung function test

No evidence was found for this strategy.

Monitoring strategy 3. Invasive microbiological investigations and/or imaging techniques in addition to non-invasive microbiological investigations and/or lung function test VERSUS non-invasive microbiological investigations and lung function test

No evidence was found for this strategy.

J.7. Airway clearance techniques

Comparison 8. Active cycle of breathing technique (ACBT) versus no airway clearance technique

No evidence was retrieved for this comparison.

Comparison 9. Active cycle breathing technique (ACBT) versus autogenic drainage (AD)

No evidence was retrieved for this comparison.

Comparison 10. Autogenic drainage (AD) versus no airway clearance technique

No evidence was retrieved for this comparison.

Comparison 11. Oscillating device versus no airway clearance technique

No evidence was retrieved for this comparison.

Table 19. Clinical evidence profile: Comparison 12. Oscillating device versus High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) (PDF, 230K)

Comparison 13. High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) versus no clearance technique

No evidence was retrieved for this comparison.

Table 20. Clinical evidence profile: Comparison 14. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) versus no airway clearance technique (PDF, 270K)

J.8. Mucoactive agents

J.8.1. Mannitol

Table 21. Clinical evidence profile: Comparison 1.1. Mannitol versus placebo (PDF, 676K)

Table 22. Clinical evidence profile: Comparison 1.2.1. Mannitol versus Dornase alfa (PDF, 236K)

Table 23. Clinical evidence profile: Comparison 1.2.2. Mannitol + Dornase alfa versus Dornase alfa alone (PDF, 261K)

Comparison 1.3: Mannitol versus nebulised sodium chloride

No evidence was found for this comparison.

Comparison 1.4. Mannitol versus acetylcysteine

No evidence was found for this comparison.

J.8.2. Dornase alfa

Table 24. Clinical evidence profile: Comparison 2.1. Dornase alfa versus placebo (PDF, 409K)

Table 25. Clinical evidence profile: Comparison 2.2. Dornase alfa versus nebulized sodium chloride (PDF, 238K)

Comparison 2.3. Dornase alfa versus acetylcysteine

No evidence was found for this comparison.

J.8.3. Nebulised sodium chloride

Table 26. Clinical evidence profile: Comparison 3.1. Nebulised sodium chloride (> 3% concentration) versus placebo (0.9% to 0.12%) or low-concentration (≤ 3%) (PDF, 445K)

Comparison 3.2. Nebulised sodium chloride versus acetylcysteine

No evidence was found for this comparison.

J.10. Pulmonary infection – acute

J.10.1. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

J.10.2. Staphylococcus aureus

Not applicable, as studies were identified for inclusion.

J.10.3. Burkholderia cepacia complex

Not applicable, as studies were identified for inclusion.

J.10.4. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria

Not applicable, as studies were identified for inclusion.

J.10.5. Non-identified pathogen

Not applicable, as studies were identified for inclusion.

J.15. Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome

Not applicable, as no studies were included in this review.

J.16. Liver disease

J.16.1. Review question 1. What is the diagnostic accuracy of tests to detect/strategies to detect early and late CF liver disease?

J.16.2. Review question 2. What is the diagnostic and prognostic value of different strategies to detect CF liver disease and predict progression (including progression to cirrhosis and portal hypertension with (out) oesophageal varices)?

Table 13. Index tests (transient elastography and biopsy) for prognosis of CFLD and portal hypertension (PDF, 300K)

J.18. Cystic fibrosis related diabetes

Not applicable, as no studies were identified for this review.

J.19. Bone mineral density

Not applicable to this review.

J.21. Psychological assessment

Not applicable to this review.

J.22. Cross infection

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