Session 09.4 Routine versus on demand manual hyperinflation in ...
Session 09.4 Routine versus on demand manual hyperinflation in ...
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C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
MH partly prevents reducti<strong>on</strong> of FRC <strong>in</strong> patients after<br />
cardiac surgery <strong>in</strong> the first post–operative days.<br />
Occurrence of atelectasis <strong>on</strong> post–operative chest<br />
radiographs <strong>in</strong> this study was significant lower <strong>in</strong><br />
patients who received MH.<br />
Future studies are needed to determ<strong>in</strong>e the effect of MH<br />
<strong>on</strong> important cl<strong>in</strong>ical endpo<strong>in</strong>ts, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g durati<strong>on</strong> of<br />
tracheal <strong>in</strong>tubati<strong>on</strong>, post–operative pulm<strong>on</strong>ary<br />
complicati<strong>on</strong>s and durati<strong>on</strong> of hospitalizati<strong>on</strong>.