Iman Zakareia Mahmoud <br/><br/>
Would respiratory muscle training be effective for intensive care patients after extubation ? /  
 هل تدريب عضلة التنفس مؤثر لمرضى الرعاية المركزة بعد فصل الأنبوبة الحنجرية ؟  
Iman Zakareia Mahmoud ; Supervised Awny Fouad Rahmy , Mostafa Ibraheem Elshazly , Sherin Hassan Mohammed 
 - Cairo :   Iman Zakareia Mahmoud ,   2012 
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<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders 
<br/><br/> Thirty nine percent of all patient admitted in ICU receive mechanical ventilation , prologed mechanical ventilation promotes respiratory muscle weakness . The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of respiratory muscle training in the management of intensive care patients after extubation . This study was conducted on thirty patients ( men and woman ) with various diagnosis who were extubated after mechanical ventilation and selected from ICU in Elkasr Elaini Hospital and divided into two groups 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Blood oxygen saturation  Inspiratiry muscle training   Maximum inspiratory pressure