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Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation: Practice patterns among respiratory therapists in Ontario

BACKGROUND: The mechanical insufflator-exsufflator (MIE) is effective in assisting cough and in helping to avoid unplanned hospitalizations, tracheostomy and long-term ventilation in patients with neuromuscular disease or spinal cord injury. Despite this, the availability and usage of the device in...

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Autores principales: Prevost, Shelley, Brooks, Dina, Bwititi, Phillip T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pulsus Group Inc 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4467476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26089736