OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the addition of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation to the usual chest physiotherapy improves gas exchange and lung mechanics in tracheostomized patients. DESIGN AND SETTING: Randomized multicenter trial in two weaning centers in northern Italy. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS: 46 tracheostomized patients (age 70 +/- 7 years, 28 men, arterial blood pH 7.436 +/- 0.06, PaO(2)/FIO(2) 238 +/- 46) weaned from mechanical ventilation. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were assigned to two treatment groups performing chest physiotherapy (control), or percussive ventilation (IMP2 Breas, Sweden) 10 min twice/day in addition to chest physiotherapy (intervention). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Arterial blood gases, PaO(2)/FIO(2) ratio, and maximal expiratory pressure were assessed every 5th day for 15 day. Treatment complications that showed up in 1 month of follow-up were recorded. At 15 days the intervention group had a significantly better PaO(2)/FIO(2) ratio and higher maximal expiratory pressure; after follow-up this group also had a lower incidence of pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of percussive ventilation to the usual chest physiotherapy regimen in tracheostomized patients improves gas exchange and expiratory muscle performance and reduces the incidence of pneumonia.

Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation in tracheostomized patients: A randomized controlled trial / Clini, Enrico; F., Degli Antoni; M., Vitacca; E., Crisafulli; M., Paneroni; S., Chezzi Silva; M., Moretti; L., Trianni; Fabbri, Leonardo. - In: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE. - ISSN 0342-4642. - ELETTRONICO. - 32:(2006), pp. 1994-2001. [10.1007/s00134-006-0427-8]

Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation in tracheostomized patients: A randomized controlled trial

CLINI, Enrico;FABBRI, Leonardo
2006

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the addition of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation to the usual chest physiotherapy improves gas exchange and lung mechanics in tracheostomized patients. DESIGN AND SETTING: Randomized multicenter trial in two weaning centers in northern Italy. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS: 46 tracheostomized patients (age 70 +/- 7 years, 28 men, arterial blood pH 7.436 +/- 0.06, PaO(2)/FIO(2) 238 +/- 46) weaned from mechanical ventilation. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were assigned to two treatment groups performing chest physiotherapy (control), or percussive ventilation (IMP2 Breas, Sweden) 10 min twice/day in addition to chest physiotherapy (intervention). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Arterial blood gases, PaO(2)/FIO(2) ratio, and maximal expiratory pressure were assessed every 5th day for 15 day. Treatment complications that showed up in 1 month of follow-up were recorded. At 15 days the intervention group had a significantly better PaO(2)/FIO(2) ratio and higher maximal expiratory pressure; after follow-up this group also had a lower incidence of pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of percussive ventilation to the usual chest physiotherapy regimen in tracheostomized patients improves gas exchange and expiratory muscle performance and reduces the incidence of pneumonia.
2006
32
1994
2001
Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation in tracheostomized patients: A randomized controlled trial / Clini, Enrico; F., Degli Antoni; M., Vitacca; E., Crisafulli; M., Paneroni; S., Chezzi Silva; M., Moretti; L., Trianni; Fabbri, Leonardo. - In: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE. - ISSN 0342-4642. - ELETTRONICO. - 32:(2006), pp. 1994-2001. [10.1007/s00134-006-0427-8]
Clini, Enrico; F., Degli Antoni; M., Vitacca; E., Crisafulli; M., Paneroni; S., Chezzi Silva; M., Moretti; L., Trianni; Fabbri, Leonardo
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