Chest physiotherapy in acute bronchiolitis

Forty four children with acute bronchiolitis were given twice daily chest physiotherapy in addition to standard supportive measures and were compared with 46 controls who were not given physiotherapy. There was no clinically discernable benefit on the course of their illness.

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 1985-11, Vol.60 (11), p.1078-1079
Main Authors: Webb, M S, Martin, J A, Cartlidge, P H, Ng, Y K, Wright, N A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchiolitis, Viral - rehabilitation
Clinical Trials as Topic
Female
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Physical Therapy Modalities
Random Allocation
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases
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Summary:Forty four children with acute bronchiolitis were given twice daily chest physiotherapy in addition to standard supportive measures and were compared with 46 controls who were not given physiotherapy. There was no clinically discernable benefit on the course of their illness.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.60.11.1078