ho w t o cit e thi s article : bila n n , p oorshir i b.th e rol e o f ches t physiotherap y i n preventio n o f postextubatio n atelectasi s i n pediatri c patient s wit h neuromuscula r diseases . ira n j chil d neuro l. 2013 winte r; 7 (1) : 21-24 .   objective there are controversial findings in the literature on the effects of chest physiotherapy on postextubation lung collapse in pediatri...

BACKGROUND There is widespread interest in the evaluation of clinical strategies that safely reduce health-care costs. Elimination of inappropriate chest physiotherapy may represent one of those strategies. SETTING An academic community hospital. METHODS One-hundred one patients receiving chest physiotherapy were prospectively randomized to continue their chest physiotherapy or to inform th...

Regular chest physiotherapy is advocated in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis despite little evidence supporting its routine use. This study aimed to establish the efficacy of regular chest physiotherapy in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis compared with no regular chest physiotherapy. 20 patients not practising regular chest physiotherapy were enrolled in a randomised crossover trial of 3 mo...

This study explored the relationship between psychological and demographic variables relating to chest physiotherapy (CP) and exercise in adults with cystic fibrosis. The main results were that adherence to both treatments was low and analysis of variance indicated that severity and gender were associated with exercise adherence, importance and burden. These results suggest potential areas for ...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Abdominal surgical procedures increase pulmonary complication risks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of chest physiotherapy during the immediate postoperative period among patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery. DESIGN AND SETTING This randomized clinical trial was performed in the post-anesthesia care unit of a public university hos...

To determine whether sputum clearance is increased by using nebulised saline or terbutaline as an adjunct to chest physiotherapy, a radioaerosol method (using technetium-99m labelled human albumin millimicrospheres) was employed in eight patients with stable bronchiectasis on four occasions, for comparison of sputum clearance with four different regimens. These were: control, with the patient r...

Warnock L, Gates A, van der Schans CP. Chest physiotherapy compared to no chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;9:CD001401. http:// dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001401.pub2. Medline:24006212 Yang M, Yan Y, Yin X, et al. Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;2:CD006338. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006338.pub3. ...

BACKGROUND Despite conflicting evidence, chest physiotherapy has been widely used as an adjunctive treatment for adults with pneumonia. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness and safety of chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL 2012, Issue 11, MEDLINE (1966 to November week 2, 2012), EMBASE (1974 to November 2012), Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PE...