Effects of thoracic squeezing on airway secretion removal in mechanically ventilated patients

• Main Authors: Farkhondeh Yousefnia-Darzi (Author), Farideh Hasavari (Author), Tahereh Khaleghdoost (Author), Ehsan Kazemnezhad-Leyli (Author), Malahat Khalili (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Accumulation of secretions in the airways of patients with an endotracheal tube and mechanical ventilation will have serious consequences. One of the most common methods of airway clearance is endotracheal suctioning. In order to facilitate discharge of airway secretion resulting in prom...