Acute effects of physiotherapeutic respiratory maneuvers in critically ill patients with craniocerebral trauma

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of physiotherapeutic respiratory maneuvers on cerebral and cardiovascular hemodynamics and blood gas variables. METHOD: A descriptive, longitudinal, prospective, nonrandomized clinical trial that included 20 critical patients with severe craniocerebral trauma who...

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Main Authors: Manoel Luiz de Cerqueira Neto, Alvaro Vieira Moura, Telma Cristina Fontes Cerqueira, Esperidiao Elias Aquim, Alvaro Rea-Neto, Mirella Cristine Oliveira, Walderi Monteiro da Silva Junior, Valter J. Santana-Filho, Rosana Herminia Scola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-09-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000901210&lng=en&tlng=en