A two-part study was performed to determine the effect of periodic turning and oscillation therapy on the mechanically ventilated patient's airway clearance. A secondary analysis of data was performed to compare the effect on airway clearance between subjects on an air-flotation, continuous oscillating bed, the BiodyneTM (n = 8), and subjects on a standard hospital bed manually turned every two hours (n = 10). Airway clearance was evaluated over a three-day period: (1) frequency of suctioning, (2) description of secretions, (3) a/APO₂ ratio, and (4) respiratory compliance measures. The secondary analysis findings indicated no statistically significant differences between the BiodyneTM group and the standard group. A third group of subjects, the RotorestTM bed subjects (n = 7), was retrospectively assessed for effective airway clearance and reported as a descriptive study. The RotorestTM group's sputum appearance, which changed from "purulent-bloody" to "clear-light yellow," demonstrated significant clearing over three days (χ² = 4.24, df = 1).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/278143 |
| Date | January 1992 |
| Creators | Buhlig-Bocchini, Kebra Kae, 1962- |
| Contributors | Traver, Gayle A. |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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