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  • Title: Chest physiotherapy: time for reappraisal.
    Author: Sutton PP.
    Journal: Br J Dis Chest; 1988 Apr; 82(2):127-37. PubMed ID: 3048362.
    Abstract:
    Chest physiotherapy should now be updated with attention to three important features: first, its use should be limited to those patients with actual or potential sputum production and its central aim should be to increase expectoration. Second, it should incorporate the forced expiration technique with postural drainage and omit traditional elements such as percussion and vibration. Third, the additional use of inhaled adrenergic agents and possibly oral high frequency oscillation may increase sputum clearance further.
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