International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Antonio Esquinas

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• Research Article
  Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation as Bronchial Hygiene Technique in Critical Care Patients: Systematic Review
  Author(s): Rafaele Lais Weber Tomazini Sombrio, William Maia Coutinho, Soraia Ibrahim Forgiarini, Antonio Esquinas and Luiz Alberto Forgiarini Junior Rafaele Lais Weber Tomazini Sombrio, William Maia Coutinho, Soraia Ibrahim Forgiarini, Antonio Esquinas and Luiz Alberto Forgiarini Junior
  
  The bronchial hygiene of intubated patients, there is no closure of the glottis, but the increased expiratory flow is determinant to the passive expulsion of secretions in the presence of endotracheal tubes. Methods aimed at improving the effectiveness of cough are important because they facilitate weaning from mechanical ventilation and improve functional outcomes for patients. This study aimed to systematically review the outcomes enabled by the respiratory therapy using the mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Trials were included from 1993 to 2015, through a systematic literature review. The databases involved were LILACS, SciELO and PubMed using the keywords “mechanical ventilation”, “physiotherapy”, “cough”, “secretion” “mechanical insufflation-exsufflation&rdquo.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000493

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