From: Prospective randomised controlled study of use of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation with chest physiotherapy after cardiac surgery
IPV group (n = 20)
Control group (n = 20)
P value
Atelectasis
0
5
0.048
ICU LOS (days)
3.5 ± 0.82
4.6 ± 4.28
0.98
Hospital LOS (days)
10.4 ± 0.99
13 ± 4.93
0.009