Preliminary experience on the safety and tolerability of mechanical “insufflation-exsufflation” in subjects with artificial airway

Preliminary experience on the safety and tolerability of mechanical “insufflation-exsufflation” in subjects with artificial airway

Abstract Background Catheter suctioning of respiratory secretions in intubated subjects is limited to the proximal airway and associated with traumatic lesions to the mucosa and poor tolerance. “Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation” exerts positive pressure, followed by an abrupt drop to negative pr...

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Main Authors: Miguel Sánchez-García, Passio Santos, Gema Rodríguez-Trigo, Fernando Martínez-Sagasti, Tomás Fariña-González, Ángela del Pino-Ramírez, Carlos Cardenal-Sánchez, Beatriz Busto-González, Mónica Requesens-Solera, Mercedes Nieto-Cabrera, Francisco Romero-Romero, Antonio Núñez-Reiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-04-01
Series:Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
Subjects:
Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation
Airway clearance
Safety
Artificial airway
Endotracheal intubation
Respiratory tract secretions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40635-018-0173-6

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