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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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2013-04-01
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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 |