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Mechanical insufflation–exsufflation for airway clearance in adults with cystic fibrosis

Author(s) -

Gaynor Madeline,

Wood Jamie

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

respirology case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2051-3380

DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.307

Subject(s) - exsufflation , medicine , cystic fibrosis , insufflation , airway , exacerbation , sputum , chest physiotherapy , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , pathology , tuberculosis

In cystic fibrosis (CF), acute exacerbations can decrease the effectiveness of patients’ usual airway clearance techniques (ACT) due to fatigue, dyspnoea or a high sputum load. Mechanical insufflation–exsufflation (MI‐E) is widely used in neuromuscular disorders, but has rarely been used in CF despite potential indications. We present two cases where a modified version of MI‐E was used as an adjunct to traditional ACT in adults during an acute exacerbation of CF.

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