Search for dissertations about: "Anna-Lena Lagerkvist"
Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Anna-Lena Lagerkvist.
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1. Assessment of chest physiotherapy in children
Abstract : Chest physiotherapy (CPT) is used to improve the lung function and blood gas tensions in individuals with respiratory disease. The aim of this thesis was to assess and compare immediate effects of CPT with positive expiratory pressure (PEP) and oscillating PEP (OscPEP) on blood gas tensions in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), to assess effects of CPT with PEP in severely disabled children, to describe and evaluate a new CPT method for children who cannot co-operate, and to compare obtained results with chest clapping. READ MORE