THE ROLE OF NEONATAL CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PREVENTING POSTEXTUBATIONATELECTASIS

Authors
BLOOMFIELD FH TEELE RL VOSS M KNIGHT DB HARDING JE
Citation
Fh. Bloomfield et al., THE ROLE OF NEONATAL CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PREVENTING POSTEXTUBATIONATELECTASIS, The Journal of pediatrics, 133(2), 1998, pp. 269-271
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
133
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
269 - 271
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1998)133:2<269:TRONCP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We retrospectively assessed atelectasis in 297 postextubation radiogra phs from 220 babies who underwent ventilation over a 2-year period. AL L 95 babies in the first year received peri-extubation chest physiothe rapy; none of the 125 babies in the second year received chest physiot herapy. There was no difference in the incidence of postextubation ate lectasis between the two groups.