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Posture and firmness changes in a pressure-relieving air mattress affect cough strength in elderly people with dysphagia
Dysphagia is the major pathophysiologic mechanism leading to aspiration pneumonia in the elderly. Elderly people with dysphagia who show low levels of the cough peak flow (CPF) are at greater risk for aspiration pneumonia. It has been reported that CPF values were significantly lower in the “soft” v...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6289577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30533019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208895 |