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Table 1

From: Peak expiratory flow in mechanically ventilated patients under three modalities of manually assisted coughing

 

Manually assisted coughing

 

Unilateral

Bilateral

Abdominal–thoracic

Peak expiratory flow (l/s)

0.773 ± 0.30

0.756 ± 0.26

0.711 ± 0.29

P

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001