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J Pediatr
September 2017
National Children's Hospital, Washington, DC.
Spinal Cord
October 2006
Department of Neurological Sciences, Rehabilitative Sciences - S.S.D. MED/48, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.
Objectives: To establish whether the use of mechanical insufflation/exsufflation leads to a significant improve in tracheostomy subjects with upper spinal cord injuries (C1-C7), ASIA classification grade A and bronchial hyper secretion the following parameters: forced vital capacity (FVC), forced exspiratory volume on the first second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC, peak exspiratory flow (PEF), arterious pressure of O(2) (Pa O(2)), arterious pressure of CO(2) (Pa CO(2)), pH, saturation of O(2) (Sa O(2)).
Setting: Spinal Cord Unit, Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute, Imola, Italy.
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