Includes bibliographical references. / This thesis investigated the effects on critically ill, mechanically ventilated paediatric patients of two related, frequently performed physiotherapy procedures: nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage (NB-BAL) and endotracheal (ET) suctioning. General aims: To investigate un- or poody-documented complications of paediatric NBBAL and ET suctioning, and to test a method for each procedure of reducing the incidence and/or severity of these complications.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/3023 |
Date | January 2005 |
Creators | Morrow, Brenda May |
Contributors | Argent, Andrew, Futter, Merle |
Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Doctoral Thesis, Doctoral, PhD |
Format | application/pdf |
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