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Cardiorespiratory consequences of expiratory chest wall compression during mechanical ventilation and severe hyperinflation

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1993

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Thomas Van der Touw, ANN TULLY, Terence C. Amis, A. Brancatisano, M. Rynn, Yugan Mudaliar, LUDWIG A. ENGEL

Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

The cardiorespiratory effects of manually compressing the rib cage or abdomen during expiration in this animal study suggest that these techniques should be carefully evaluated in mechanically ventilated patients with severe acute asthma.