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Acupressure Improves the Weaning Indices of Tidal Volumes and Rapid Shallow Breathing Index in Stable Coma Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: Randomized Controlled Trial

Background. Acupressure has been shown to improve respiratory parameters. We investigated the effects of acupressure on weaning indices in stable coma patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Methods. Patients were randomly allocated to one of three treatments: standard care with adjunctive acupre...

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Autores principales: Maa, Suh-Hwa, Wang, Chiu-Hua, Hsu, Kuang-Hung, Lin, Horng-Chyuan, Yee, Brian, MacDonald, Karen, Abraham, Ivo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3655565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23710234
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/723128