Effect of Different Levels of Pressure Relieving Air-Mattress Firmness on Cough Strength

Cough is an important host-defense mechanism. The elderly and patients who are severely ill cannot cough effectively when lying in the supine position. Furthermore, pressure relieving air-mattresses are recommended for preventing the development of pressure ulcers. In this study, we clarified whethe...

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Autores principales: Kamikawa, Norimichi, Taito, Shunsuke, Takahashi, Makoto, Sekikawa, Kiyokazu, Hamada, Hironobu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4704731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26741497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146714

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4704731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26741497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146714

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