Effect of multimodality chest physiotherapy in prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A randomized clinical trial

Renu Pattanshetty, GajananS Gaude

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine · 2010 · 75 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

It was observed in this study that twice-daily multimodality chest physiotherapy was associated with a significant decrease in the CPIS Scores in the study group as compared to the control group suggesting a decrease in the occurrence of VAP. There was also a significant reduction in the mortality rates with the use of multimodality chest physiotherapy in mechanically ventilated patients.

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