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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for studies

From: The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: a scoping review protocol

Inclusion

Exclusion

Mechanically ventilated adults via tracheostomy or endotracheal tube in a relevant clinical location (intensive care, weaning centres, respiratory high care/dependency areas)

Children (< 18 years)

Describes use of MI-E

Editorial pieces

Letters to the Editor

Any study design

(include randomised controlled trials (RCT), quasi and non-randomised clinical trials, before and after studies, interrupted time series cohort studies, qualitative designs, mixed methods, cross-sectional design, case reports/series, and research letters which present original data)

Bench and animal studies

Published from 1990 onwards