chronic obstructive airway disease both in hospital and on an out¬ patient basis. 1'4 The
complete spectrum of obstructive airway disease including asthma, chronic bronchitis, and …

The advent of mechanical respirators supplied a useful tool for assisting inadequate
respiration (1-4). Segal and Dulfano suggested a practical abbreviated terminology for the …

Intermittent positive pressure breathing has been employed frequently in reн cent years for
the treatment of conditions associated with disturbances in resн piration. Numerous reports …

Eight subjects free of pulmonary disease and eighteen with moderate to severe pulmonary
emphysema were subjected to 15 minutes of continuous intermittent positive pressure …

There have been several studies of acceptable design in which neither subjective nor
objective benefit of physiotherapy has been demonstrated. It is possible that the subjective …

The long-term use of intermittent positive-pressure breathing (IPPB) to deliver bronchodilator
was compared to delivery by air compressor in 88 patients with chronic obstructive …

There is abundant evidence in the current medical literature that a considerable portion of
the disability found in a number of chronic pulmonary diseases is not the result of organic …

• Thirty-three patients with pulmonary emphysema and various degrees of bronchospasm,
fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and chronic infection were treated with bronchodilator drugs, with …

The literature on the acute and chronic effects of IPPB on pulmonary gas exchange is
reviewed. Intermittent positive pressure breathing generally produces hyperventilation that is …

Motley and his colleagues have previously reported on the treatment of pneumoconiosis
and other chronic pulmonary conditions with intermittent positive pressure breathing of …