Upper Airway Assessment and Responses During Mechanically Assisted Cough
- 12 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Daedalus Enterprises in Respiratory Care
- Vol. 66 (7), 1196-1213
- https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.08960
Abstract
When ability to cough is impaired, secretion clearance may be assisted and augmented by Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation (MI-E). In some individuals, the efficacy of MI-E may be hampered by counterproductive upper airway reactions, where the airways close in response to positive pressures. In order to fully utilize the therapeutic potential inherent in the MI-E technology, we need a better understanding of the pathophysiology behind these untoward reactions. There is an increasing interest in monitoring and measuring upper airway responses to MI-E, and how such information can be used to optimize the MI-E settings. The purpose of this narrative review is to increase the theoretical understanding of larynx as a respiratory organ, summarize the current literature in the area, and provide insight into how this knowledge can affect current clinical practice.This publication has 55 references indexed in Scilit:
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