Effects of Respiratory Physiotherapy in Critically Ill Patients Ventilated for More Than 48 Hours

Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - Unidade Academica de Ciecias da Saude

Overview

This study aimed to determine the impact of providing chest physiotherapy on the duration of mechanical ventilation, intensive care length of stay, intensive care and hospital mortality in mechanically ventilated patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Mechanical Ventilation

Interventions

Chest physiotherapyPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged more than 18 years, admitted to the ICU needing mechanical ventilation for longer than 48 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with ventilatory failure due to neuromuscular dysfunction

Locations (1)

Hospital São José

Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

intensive care mortality

120-day mortality

Secondary Outcomes

duration of mechanical ventilation

intensive care length of stay

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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