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Physical Medicine Interventions to Avoid Acute Respiratory Failure and Invasive Airway Tubes
Author(s) -
Bach John R.,
Takyi Selorm L.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.03.006
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , respiratory system , intensive care medicine , respiratory failure , acute respiratory failure , continuous positive airway pressure , intubation , anesthesia , mechanical ventilation , obstructive sleep apnea
This article describes the use of physical medicine noninvasive inspiratory and expiratory muscle aids to prevent ventilatory/respiratory failure and to permit the extubation and tracheostomy tube decannulation of patients with little or no autonomous ability to breathe (ie, those who cannot be weaned from ventilator support). Noninvasive airway pressure aids can provide continuous ventilatory support and effective cough flows for patients with severely dysfunctional respiratory muscles.