Brochoscopic Airway Clearance Therapy vs. Conventional Sputum Aspiration: The Future of Flexible Brochoscopes in Intensive Care Units?

Brochoscopic Airway Clearance Therapy vs. Conventional Sputum Aspiration: The Future of Flexible Brochoscopes in Intensive Care Units?

(1) Background: The aim of our study is to investigate the effectiveness of bronchoscopic airway clearance therapy (B-ACT) on severe pneumonia (SP) patients with invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in the intensive care unit (ICU). (2) Methods: Our study retrospectively enrolled 49 patients with s...

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Main Authors: Anjie Yao, Zixuan Liu, Wenni He, Hanyu Rao, Changhui Wang, Shuanshuan Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
flexible bronchoscopes
airway clearance therapy
severe pneumonia
invasive mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
survival to hospital discharge
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/20/3276

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