Comparison between Non-VAP and VAP patients with acquired brain injury those were admitted in intensive care unit Aggarwal Sachin1,*, Luhadia S K2, Bhatnagar Pallav3, Goyal Mundendra4 1Head Department of Physiotherapy, Solanki hospital, Alwar (Rajasthan) 2Professor & Head, Department of T.B & Chest Disease, Geetanjali University, Udaipur (Rajasthan) 3Principal, Geetanjali College of Physiotherapy, Geetanjali University, Udaipur (Rajasthan) 4Senior Consultant & ICU Incharge, Solanki Hospital, Alwar (Rajasthan) *Corresponding author: Dr. Sachin Aggarwal (PT), Head, Department of Physiotherapy, Solanki Hospital, 10, Ram Kutir, Alwar, Rajasthan-301001. e-mail: sachinphd2015@rediffmail.com
Online published on 26 October, 2018. Abstract The study included theoretical rationale of the respiratory physiotherapy is to improve airway clearance and enhance ventilation which may reduce the incidence of pulmonary infections and thus ventilator-associated pneumonia, and may in turn decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation, prevent the need for tracheostomy and hence result in reduced costs and shorter hospital stay of 80 patients. Although respiratory physiotherapy may be beneficial in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia, to date there are data concerning the effectiveness of respiratory physiotherapy in patients with acquired brain injury. Hence from an evidence based perspective, at present there is justification for the role of respiratory physiotherapy in the management of patients with acquired brain injury in the intensive care unit. Top Keywords Ventilator associated pneumonia, Respiratory Physiotherapy, Acquired brain injury, Intensive care patients. Top |