What Researchers Did
Researchers described and tested three methods to induce difficult exhalation during spontaneous breathing in 23 children.
What They Found
In 40 therapeutic sessions involving 23 children aged 1 day to 7 years, the methods of inducing difficult exhalation were found to be mostly more advantageous than artificial ventilation. These methods were highly efficient in treating aspiration pneumonia and pulmonary oedema, and could also be used preventatively after aspiration, artificial ventilation, surgery, and hyperbaric oxygenation.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted in Russia and published in a Russian journal in 1976.
Study Limitations
Limitations include the small sample size of 23 children, the lack of a described control group, and the potential for the 1976 methods to be outdated.