ArticleEinstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2018
Bronchial hygiene techniques in patients on mechanical ventilation: what are used and why?
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- Consensus Statements on Airway Clearance Interventions in Intubated Critically Ill Patients-Protocol for a Delphi Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Current Rehabilitation Practices of Physiotherapists in Intensive Care Units in the UAE: A National Survey.F1000Research · 2025Article
- Thoracoabdominal rebalancing is not superior to manual hyperinflation to increase the amount of pulmonary secretion removed in preterm newborns: A randomized crossover trial.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Real-time changes in rib cage expansion and use of abdominal mechanical stimulation in newborns: a quasi-experimental study.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2023Article
- Maneuvers and strategies in respiratory physical therapy: time to revisit the evidence.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2020Article
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Abstract
Objective To analyze and describe the maneuvers most commonly used in clinical practice by physical therapists and the reasons for choosing them. Methods A prospective multicenter study using a questionnaire. The sample consisted of physical therapists from five hospitals (three private hospitals, a teaching hospital and a public hospital). Results A total of 185 questionnaires were filled in. Most professionals had graduated 6 to 10 years before and over had over 10 years of intensive care unit experience. The most often used maneuvers were vibrocompression, hyperinflation, postural drainage, tracheal suction and motor mobilization. The most frequent reason for choosing these maneuvers was "I notice they are more efficient in clinical practice." Conclusion Physical therapy is mostly based on individual experience acquired in the clinical practice, and not on the scientific literature.
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