(2024). Effect of Cough Assist Device on Hemodynamic Status and Oxygen Saturation for Ventilated Children. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 95(1), 1853-1856. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2024.354956
. "Effect of Cough Assist Device on Hemodynamic Status and Oxygen Saturation for Ventilated Children". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 95, 1, 2024, 1853-1856. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2024.354956
(2024). 'Effect of Cough Assist Device on Hemodynamic Status and Oxygen Saturation for Ventilated Children', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 95(1), pp. 1853-1856. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2024.354956
Effect of Cough Assist Device on Hemodynamic Status and Oxygen Saturation for Ventilated Children. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2024; 95(1): 1853-1856. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2024.354956
Effect of Cough Assist Device on Hemodynamic Status and Oxygen Saturation for Ventilated Children
Background: Coughing is an important protective mechanism for cleaning airways from fluids and foreign substances. Life-threatening situations may emerge when coughing loses its efficiency due to muscular weakness or impaired mucociliary function. Objective: This study aimed to investigate how a cough assist device affects hemodynamic monitoring and oxygen (O2) saturation in children using mechanical ventilation (MV). Patients and methods: Fifty children who had pneumonia and receiving MV, from both gender with age ranged from 4 to 9 years old, were included in this research study. The children were divided into two equal groups using a random way: The intervention group received both a cough assist device and conventional chest physiotherapy, while the control group received only conventional chest physiotherapy. Results: Compared to the control group, the intervention group had a substantial reduction (p < 0.05) in respiratory rate (RR) and a significant rise (p < 0.01) in O2, VTe, and Cdyn following treatment. Conclusion: Children on MV had improved respiratory parameters, oxygen saturation, and chest condition when a cough assist device was used combined with conventional chest physical therapy.