Some patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) present with severe acute respiratory
syndrome, which causes multiple organ dysfunction, besides dysfunction of the respiratory …

Physiotherapists are integral members of the multidisciplinary team managing critically ill
adult patients. However, the scope and role of physiotherapists vary widely internationally …

Background Pulmonary physiotherapy (PPT) is an important treatment in the management of
patients with different types of pulmonary disorders. We aimed to evaluate safety and …

The concept of patient safety is less developed in physiotherapy than in other areas of
health care. Standard physiotherapy care, whether active or passive, is largely viewed as …

El tratamiento postural supone una intervención determinante en la evolución de los
pacientes. Aunque siempre se ha incidido en la importancia de estas técnicas para la …

Background: Myasthenia gravis is a rare disease that affects the respiratory muscles with
mechanical ventilator support. Multimodalities of respiratory therapies may reduce or …

Antecedentes y objetivo Los fisioterapeutas son un grupo de profesionales con importancia
creciente dentro de las unidades de cuidados intensivos (UCI). Sin embargo, tanto sus …

The article from Camillis et al1 is one of the few studies on mechanically assisted cough for
ventilated patients. Considering that the evidence on airway-clearance techniques in this …

RESUMO O manejo deficiente das secreções é uma das complicações mais frequentes em
pacientes em ventilação mecânica invasiva. A depuração das secreções por meio da …

机械通气技术的广泛应用使得很多呼吸衰竭患儿得到成功救治. 同时, 强制通气,
肺部正常呼吸生理及呼吸力学的改变会导致呼吸功能减退以及气道廓清能力下降. 因此 …