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SUBMITTER: Roque i Figuls M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6458017 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20160201
<h4>Background</h4>This Cochrane review was first published in 2005 and updated in 2007, 2012 and now 2015. Acute bronchiolitis is the leading cause of medical emergencies during winter in children younger than two years of age. Chest physiotherapy is sometimes used to assist infants in the clearance of secretions in order to decrease ventilatory effort.<h4>Objectives</h4>To determine the efficacy of chest physiotherapy in infants aged less than 24 months old with acute bronchiolitis. A secondar ...[more]