Use of air stacking to improve pulmonary function in Indonesian Duchenne  muscular dystrophy patients: bridging the standard of care gap in low middle income country setting

ConclusionUse of manual exsufflation in combination with the manual ventilation bag for air stacking to improve cough performance is recommended as the first step of respiratory management in DMD patients. Provision of manual ventilation bag serve as an affordable and effective device for respiratory support in the early stage of respiratory involvement in those non-ambulatory patients with DMD.
Source: BMC Proceedings - Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research