High-frequency chest-wall compression during the 48 hours following thoracic surgery

Respiratory Care

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 340-343

  Allan, James S ^a   Garrity, Julie M ^a   Donahue, Dean M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

HFCWC; High frequency chest wall compression; Postoperative pneumonia; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH FREQUENCY CHEST WALL COMPRESSION; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULSE OXIMETRY; THERAPY EFFECT; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX WALL; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAFETY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SAFETY; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 65449118014     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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