الفهرس 
Title : Efficacy of different physical therapy modalities in prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to find out the efficacy of different physical therapy modalities In Prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia. Method: Thirty patients post mechanical ventilation, their mean value is 55.93±3.26 years old were recruited in this study.The patients were selected from ICUs of Kasr Alainy hospital, faculty of Medicine Cairo university. The patients received chest physiotherapy (percussion, vibration, manual hyperinflation) ,positioning and limb exercises twice a day for 3 successive days . Results: increase in PaO2 (7.59%) and SO2 (8.17%) and decrease in PaCO2 (21.67%), TLC(25.66%.), Respiratory rate(28.18), Heart rate(17.04%) and temperature(2.48%) besides decreased incidence of chest infection and decreased intensive care unit stay in the study. Conclusion: The results of this study support the importance of multimodality chest physiotherapy in prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia, decrease intensive care unit stay and decrease health costs