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3291088

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-8-8
pubmed:abstractText
In a randomized cross-over trial, including a control measurement the effect of positive expiratory pressure (PEP) and forced expiration technique (FET) on tracheobronchial clearance was evaluated in eight chronic bronchitics with abundant sputum production (mean, 32 g/day). PEP consisted of PEP-mask breathing interspersed with breathing exercises, huffing, and coughing. FET consisted of postural drainage, breathing exercises, huffing, and coughing. Clearance was measured with a radio-aerosol technique. At 40 min after the start of therapy the mean clearance, expressed as percentage of the amount of radioactivity present at the start of therapy, was 32% after PEP, 53% after FET, and 15% in the control run. The difference between PEP, FET, and control was statistically significant (p less than 0.02). Sputum production during PEP and FET was larger than during the equivalent period of time in the control run. It is concluded that FET is more effective than PEP in enhancing tracheobronchial clearance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0085-5928
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
143
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
114-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of positive expiratory pressure versus forced expiration technique on tracheobronchial clearance in chronic bronchitics.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Pulmonary Diseases, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial