Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicaça̋o oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Air stacking and chest compression increase peak cough flow in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
To evaluate cough efficiency using two manually-assisted cough techniques. ⋯ Both chest compression and air stacking techniques were efficient in increasing PCF. However, the combination of these two techniques had a significant additional effect (p < 0.0001).