What does chest physiotherapy do to sick infants and children?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1014-1016

  Argent, Andrew C ^a,b   Morrow, Brenda M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATELECTASIS; BACTEREMIA; BREATHING EXERCISE; DETERIORATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTUBATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

CHILD; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; SUCTION;

EID: 3042543351     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-004-2216-6     Document Type: Editorial

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