4-week daily airway clearance using oscillating positive-end expiratory pressure versus autogenic drainage in bronchiectasis patients: a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Airway clearance is a fundamental component of bronchiectasis care. Lung clearance index (LCI) is a measurement of ventilation inhomogeneity. Its responsiveness to long-term airway clearance is unknown. We aimed to compare two methods of daily airway clearance over 4 weeks: autogenic dra...

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Autores principales: Livnat, Galit, Yaari, Naama, Stein, Nili, Bentur, Lea, Hanna, Moneera, Harel, Maya, Adir, Yochai, Shteinberg, Michal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8573225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34760994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00426-2021

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