Airstacking with ambu bag in children with neuromuscular disease. With or without a pressure release valve?

Background: Airstacking with ambu bag is used in the treatment of patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMD) to help maintain sufficient lung volume and cough ability. The necessary pressure for optimal efficacy in children is not known. Aim: The aim was to assess the impact of adding a pressure re...

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Main Authors: Brit Hov, Elisabet Hellem, Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Norwegian Physiotherapist Association 2016-02-01
Series:Fysioterapeuten
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Online Access:https://fysioterapeuten.no/Fag-og-vitenskap/Fagartikler/Airstacking-med-bag-til-barn-og-unge-med-nevromuskulaer-sykdom-Med-eller-uten-ventil
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spelling doaj-e9a0c3bdcdcc43289ef2de8f203a406e2020-11-25T00:28:08ZdanNorwegian Physiotherapist AssociationFysioterapeuten0016-33840807-92772016-02-018321823Airstacking with ambu bag in children with neuromuscular disease. With or without a pressure release valve?Brit Hov0Elisabet Hellem1Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson2Oslo UniversitetssykehusFakultet for helsefag, Institutt for fysioterapi, Høgskolen i Oslo og AkershusInstitutt for helse og samfunn, Avdeling for helsefag, Universitetet i OsloBackground: Airstacking with ambu bag is used in the treatment of patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMD) to help maintain sufficient lung volume and cough ability. The necessary pressure for optimal efficacy in children is not known. Aim: The aim was to assess the impact of adding a pressure release valve (35 cmH2O), during airstacking, on lung volume and cough ability in children with NMD immediately and after 10 weeks. Method and material: Single subject experimental design was used to measure maximal insufflationcapacity and peak cough flow in two boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Norway. Results: Both boys showed clinically relevant changes in lung volume and cough flow. Adding a pressure release valve to the ambu bag was not appropriate or necessary. Both boys reported the technique as simple, safe and feasible with no recorded adverse events.https://fysioterapeuten.no/Fag-og-vitenskap/Fagartikler/Airstacking-med-bag-til-barn-og-unge-med-nevromuskulaer-sykdom-Med-eller-uten-ventilNeuromuscular diseasesphysical therapy modalitiesrespiratory therapyairstackingrespiratory function testscough
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author Brit Hov
Elisabet Hellem
Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson
spellingShingle Brit Hov
Elisabet Hellem
Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson
Airstacking with ambu bag in children with neuromuscular disease. With or without a pressure release valve?
Fysioterapeuten
Neuromuscular diseases
physical therapy modalities
respiratory therapy
airstacking
respiratory function tests
cough
author_facet Brit Hov
Elisabet Hellem
Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson
author_sort Brit Hov
title Airstacking with ambu bag in children with neuromuscular disease. With or without a pressure release valve?
title_short Airstacking with ambu bag in children with neuromuscular disease. With or without a pressure release valve?
title_full Airstacking with ambu bag in children with neuromuscular disease. With or without a pressure release valve?
title_fullStr Airstacking with ambu bag in children with neuromuscular disease. With or without a pressure release valve?
title_full_unstemmed Airstacking with ambu bag in children with neuromuscular disease. With or without a pressure release valve?
title_sort airstacking with ambu bag in children with neuromuscular disease. with or without a pressure release valve?
publisher Norwegian Physiotherapist Association
series Fysioterapeuten
issn 0016-3384
0807-9277
publishDate 2016-02-01
description Background: Airstacking with ambu bag is used in the treatment of patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMD) to help maintain sufficient lung volume and cough ability. The necessary pressure for optimal efficacy in children is not known. Aim: The aim was to assess the impact of adding a pressure release valve (35 cmH2O), during airstacking, on lung volume and cough ability in children with NMD immediately and after 10 weeks. Method and material: Single subject experimental design was used to measure maximal insufflationcapacity and peak cough flow in two boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Norway. Results: Both boys showed clinically relevant changes in lung volume and cough flow. Adding a pressure release valve to the ambu bag was not appropriate or necessary. Both boys reported the technique as simple, safe and feasible with no recorded adverse events.
topic Neuromuscular diseases
physical therapy modalities
respiratory therapy
airstacking
respiratory function tests
cough
url https://fysioterapeuten.no/Fag-og-vitenskap/Fagartikler/Airstacking-med-bag-til-barn-og-unge-med-nevromuskulaer-sykdom-Med-eller-uten-ventil
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