Laboratory evaluation of the Acapella device: Pressure characteristics under different conditions, and a software tool to optimize its practical use

Respiratory Care

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1480-1487

  Silva, Carlos Eduardo Alves ^a   Santos, Josiel G ^a   Jansen, José M ^a   De Melo, Pedro Lopes ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acapella; Bronchial hygiene; Chest physiotherapy; High frequency oscillation; Oscillatory positive expiratory pressure; Positive expiratory pressure; Secretion clearance; Software

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FLOW RATE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OSCILLATION; PRESSURE;

CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; SOFTWARE; SPUTUM; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 70849119155     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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