Experimental study on the efficiency and safety of the manual hyperinflation maneuver as a secretion clearance technique

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate, in a lung model simulating a mechanically ventilated patient, the efficiency and safety of the manual hyperinflation (MH) maneuver as a means of removing pulmonary secretions. METHODS: Eight respiratory therapists (RTs) were asked to use a self-inflating manual resuscitat...

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Main Authors: Tatiana de Arruda Ortiz, Germano Forti, Márcia Souza Volpe, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho, Marcelo Brito Passos Amato, Mauro Roberto Tucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013-04-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000200205&tlng=en