Background Chest physiotherapy has been used to clear secretions and help lung
ventilation in newborns who have needed mechanical ventilation for respiratory problems …

Background: Despite unclear evidence of effectiveness or safety, airway clearance therapy
(ACT) is frequently performed in infants and children with acute pulmonary disease …

Objectives: To determine whether a characteristic form of brain damage (encephaloclastic
porencephaly) was associated with chest physiotherapy treatment in preterm babies …

Objetivo: avaliar as evidências sobre a eficácia, indicações, efeitos adversos e as limitações
dos procedimentos fisioterapêuticos respiratórios nos pacientes pediátricos. Fontes de …

INTRODUÇÃO: Recém-nascidos (RN) prematuros apresentam elevada morbidade
respiratória e necessidade de ventilação mecânica, assim, a fisioterapia respiratória é parte …

Objetivo: Analisar criticamente a literatura a respeito dos efeitos da fi sioterapia respiratória
em recém-nascidos. Fontes de dados: Bases de dados Medline, Cochrane Library, Lilacs e …

Despite widespread practice, there is very little, high-level evidence supporting the
indications for and effectiveness of cardiopulmonary/chest physiotherapy (CPT) in critically …

Clinical techniques and protocols for chest physiotherapy vary greatly from one Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit to another. In 1988 a questionnaire designed to investigate differing …

Objective: To test the effects of a neonatal postextubation programme on the incidence of
postextubation collapse and adverse outcomes. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was …

The Role of Chest Physiotherapy in Prevention of Postextubation Atelectasis in Pediatric
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