Effect of Planned Passive Respiratory Exercise on Prevention of Pneumonia among Coma Patients Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation
Background & Objective: The mortality rate of pneumonia caused by mechanical ventilation is about %25-30. Pneumonia prolongs length of stay in hospital to more than 13 days. There are various approaches to decrease rate of pneumonia in medical wards. The aim of this study was to assess the effec...
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Language: | fas |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2010-07-01
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Series: | حیات |
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Online Access: | http://hayat.tums.ac.ir/article-1-86-en.html |