Effects of a respiratory physiotherapy session in patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI – acute exacerbations of obstructive/restrictive diseases) experience severe dyspnea and increasedsputum production (Woodhead, 2011). Respiratory physiotherapy (RP) has shown to improve these symptoms in chronic respiratory conditions (Garrod, 2...

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Main Author: Marques, Alda (author)
Other Authors: Oliveira, Ana (author), Pinho, Cátia (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Respiratory physiotherapy
Lower respiratory tract infections
Monitoring
Airway management
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/27787
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/27787
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Summary:Patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI – acute exacerbations of obstructive/restrictive diseases) experience severe dyspnea and increasedsputum production (Woodhead, 2011). Respiratory physiotherapy (RP) has shown to improve these symptoms in chronic respiratory conditions (Garrod, 2007). However, studies exploring its effectiveness in patients with LRTI are lacking

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