Feasibility of computerized adventitious respiratory sounds to assess the effects of airway clearance techniques in patients with bronchiectasis.

CONCLUSIONS: ARS is feasible to assess the effects of ACTs in patients with bronchiectasis. Expiratory coarse crackles seem to be the most appropriate ARS parameter, but this finding needs to be confirmed in an adequately powered trial. PMID: 30669914 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - January 23, 2019 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Herrero-Cortina B, Oliveira A, Polverino E, Gómez-Trullén EM, Torres A, Marques A Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research

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