Short-term effects of positive expiratory pressure mask on ventilation inhomogeneity in children with cystic fibrosis: A randomized, sham-controlled crossover study.

Simone GambazzaAlessandra MarianiRiccardo GuariseBeatrice FerrariFederica CartaAnna BrivioSofia BizzarriChiara CastellaniCarla ColomboDario Laquintana

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2024)

MBW and the crossover design were found to be time-consuming and unsuitable for a short-term study of airway clearance techniques.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
double blind
young adults
clinical trial
open label
obstructive sleep apnea
intensive care unit
study protocol
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation