ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2017
Chest physiotherapy in mechanically ventilated patients without pneumonia-a narrative review.
Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 16 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Air Stacking Technique For Pulmonary Reexpansion In The Ventilator After Expiratory Pause During Aspiration In Closed System
Effects on the Expiratoriy Flow of Assisted Autogen Drainage in a Critical Patient Wtih Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Comparison of effect of dexmedetomidine and lidocaine on intracranial and systemic hemodynamic response to chest physiotherapy and tracheal suctioning in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.Journal of anesthesia · 2018Trial
- Practice of airway clearance in critically ill patients: a cross-sectional survey of respiratory therapists and physiotherapists in China.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Interruption of enteral tube feeding during chest physiotherapy in critically ill adults: A scoping review.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2026Review
- Effect of the transpulmonary pressure on the lungs' vibroacoustic response: a first numerical perspective.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
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- Nursing Process Related to the Nursing Focus "Airway Clearance": A Scoping Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
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- Systemic and Cerebral Effects of Physiotherapy in Mechanically Ventilated Subjects.Respiratory care · 2023Observational
- A Pre-Post Study on the Cardiorespiratory Response to Different Protocols of Exposure on a Vibratory Platform in Young Healthy Individuals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Performance Assessment of Medical Professionals in Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- An Experimental Pre-Post Study on the Efficacy of Respiratory Physiotherapy in Severe Critically III COVID-19 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Mechanical Insufflation-exsufflation for the Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2021Article
- Potential Prophylactic and Therapeutic Effects of Respiratory Physiotherapy for COVID-19.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Article
- Scaling the Need, Benefits, and Risks Associated with COVID-19 Acute and Postacute Care Rehabilitation: A Review.Rehabilitation research and practice · 2020Article
- A deep look into the rib cage compression technique in mechanically ventilated patients: a narrative review.Revista Brasileira de terapia intensivaReview
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
A beneficial adjuvant role of chest physiotherapy (CPT) to promote airway clearance, alveolar recruitment, and ventilation/perfusion matching in mechanically ventilated (MV) patients with pneumonia or relapsing lung atelectasis is commonly accepted. However, doubt prevails regarding the usefulness of applying routine CPT in MV subjects with no such lung diseases. In-depth narrative review based on a literature search for prospective randomized trials comparing CPT with a non-CPT strategy in adult patients ventilated for at least 48 h. Six relevant studies were identified. Sample size was small. Various CPT modalities were used including body positioning, manual chest manipulation (mobilization, percussion, vibration, and compression), and specific techniques such as lung hyperinflation and intrapulmonary percussion. Control subjects mostly received general nursing care and tracheal suction. In general, CPT was safe and supportive, yet had debatable or no significant impact on any relevant patient outcome parameter, including pneumonia. Current evidence does not support "prophylactic" CPT in adult MV patients without pneumonia.
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