The value of cough peak flow measurements in the assessment of extubation or decannulation readiness

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 94-98

  Winck, J C ^a,b   LeBlanc, C ^c   Soto, J L ^d   Plano, F ^d  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b The Linde Group   (Germany)

^c Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^d REMEO Centre el Pilar   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cough strength; Decannulation; Extubation; Neuromuscular

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULA; COUGHING; DECANNULATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MOUTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PEAK FLOWMETER; PNEUMOTACHOGRAPH; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICES; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST;

AIRWAY EXTUBATION; COUGH; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 84976869923     PISSN: 08732159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppnen.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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