Survey of use of the insufflator-exsufflator in patients with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-130

  Schmitt, James K ^a   Stiens, Steven ^a   Trincher, Rose ^a   Lam, Mylam ^a   Sarkarati, Mehdii ^a   Linder, Steven ^b   Ho, Chester H ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Insufflator exsufflator; Paraplegia; Respiratory disease; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; AERATION; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; COUGHING; DEVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TACHYCARDIA; TECHNICAL AID; THORAX PRESSURE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 34250613773     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11753923     Document Type: Article

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