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

It is well-known that positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can prevent ventilator-induced
lung injury (VILI) and improve pulmonary physiology in animals with injured lungs. It's …

Objective To review the immune response to anesthesia including mechanical ventilation,
inhaled anesthetic gases, and injectable anesthetics and sedatives. Study design Review …

Background Uncertainty exists regarding the physiological basis of physiotherapy strategies
to facilitate mucus clearance. The aim of this review was to describe the physiological factors …

Mucociliary transport in the respiratory epithelium depends on beating of cilia to move a
mucus layer containing trapped inhaled particles toward the mouth. Little is known about the …

conducted with other secretion removal maneuvers [4], or using animal models, which limit
clinical inferences [5]. With the hypothesis that this technique improves the airway clearance …

Objetivo: Revisar na literatura os efeitos da manobra de compressão torácica expiratória
sobre a mecânica ventilatória, a desobstrução brônquica, e os índices de oxigenação e …

Objective: To review the literature on the effects of expiratory rib cage compression on
ventilatory mechanics, airway clearance, and oxygen and hemodynamic indices in …

Background Normally functioning airway cilia is essential for efficient mucociliary clearance
to protect the airway from various insults. Impaired clearance may lead to increased risk of …

目的探讨气道湿化对不同潮气量(VT) 机械通气所致肺损伤的影响. 方法将24
只雄性日本大耳白兔按随机数字表法分为小VT 组, 大VT 组, 小VT 湿化组, 大VT 湿化组4 组 …