title: Flutter-VRP1 Desitin--a new physiotherapeutic device for the treatment of chronic obstructive bronchitis.
abstract: Techniques and therapies intended to assist in the removal of excessive mucus from the lungs are now receiving greater attention in the medical practice. Flutter-VRP1 Desitin is a new pocket-sized personal therapeutic device used in the adjuvant treatment of respiratory diseases characterized by different degrees of bronchial obstruction, mainly due to disturbances of bronchial clearance and mucostasis. Used in a group of 20 patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis in whom the clinical and functional parameters were determined before and after regular use of the device for periods varying between two and eight weeks. The Flutter-VRP1 proved as a very promising technique, which can significantly ameliorate the evolution of chronic obstructive bronchitis, especially in the cases with mild to moderate deterioration.
authors.affiliation: N. Gh. Lupu Hospital, Institute of Internal Medicine, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leru
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bistriceanu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ibraim
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoicescu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests