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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
Pneumonia is an important complication in patients who are intubated and mechanically ventilated, when it is commonly referred to as ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Since VAP may be contributed to by impaired sputum clearance, we studied whether chest physiotherapy designed to enhance sputum clearance decreases the occurrence of VAP.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0342-4642
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
850-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Chest physiotherapy for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
pubmed:affiliation
Physiotherapy Department, The Alfred, Commercial Rd. Prahran 3181, Australia. georgentou@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial