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ArticlePediatric reports2017

Free-Aspire: A new device for the management of airways clearance in patient with ineffective cough.

Luca Bertelli, Giovanni Di Nardo, Salvatore Cazzato, Giampaolo Ricci, Andrea Pession

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Article in Pediatric reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luca BertelliDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital.
Giovanni Di NardoPediatric Gastroenterology Unit, AORN Santobono-Pausilipon, Naples.
Salvatore CazzatoDepartment of Mother and Child Health, Salesi Children's Hospital, Ancona, Italy.
Giampaolo RicciDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital.
Andrea PessionDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 3-year-old girl with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type I presented with a right pneumonia. On physical examination pulmonary auscultation revealed an asymmetry of breath sounds between the 2 hemithoraces, owing to decreased breath sounds in the right hemithorax. Blood tests were normal. The initial working diagnosis was a suspected area of mucus accumulation. A treatment with Free Aspire was started. Within a few days, the girl was discharged with a normal physical examination and X-ray study result. Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a rare neuromuscular disorder characterized by loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting. Cough in these patients result ineffective. Free-Aspire is an electromedical machine for removing bronchoalveolar secretions. The case show that Free Aspire in patients with ineffective cough and impaired removal of secretions is a safe and effective device for the removal of bronchial secretions and could be an another help in the management of airway clearance.

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Free Aspireineffective coughpneumoniaSpinal Muscular Atrophy

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PMID29081932
PMCPMC5643880
OpenAlexW2761831023

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