Intensive physiotherapic respiratory care in critically ill patients with tracheostomy after cardiac surgery

Intensive physiotherapic respiratory care in critically ill patients with tracheostomy after cardiac surgery

Background. Patients following major cardiac surgery are increasingly elderly and present many comorbidities. For these reasons their post-operative phase is often burdened by several complications requiring a long stay in Critical Care and prolonged mechanical ventilation. Most of these patients, w...

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Main Authors: Laura Crespi, Monica Bosco, Naika Scalabrino, Massimo Baravelli, Anna Picozzi, Andrea Rossi, Melania Romano, Daniela Imperiale, Silvana Borghi, Elisabetta Brunello, Claudio Anzà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Subjects:
physiotherapy
respiratory care
cardiac surgery
tracheostomy
decannulation
Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/324

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