title: [Respiratory therapy (bagging, air stacking) for patients in early neurorehabilitation].
abstract: In a pilot project we examined whether an improvement of oxygen saturation (SPO (2)) can be established by applying a modified respiratory intervention technique (bagging) for patients in early neurorehabilitation. The "bagging" method involves adding air into the lungs during the inspiration phase by using a resuscitation bag. Subsequently, the patient is requested to cough, and is given manual support on the chest by the therapist. We examined a group of 11 patients who received 1 - 2 bagging interventions per day over a period of 12 days. By applying the bagging method, a continuous and stable improvement of oxygen saturation could be accomplished for all patients. A single case analysis confirmed this effect for each patient. Furthermore, we observed an improvement of the patients' vigilance, improved quality of bronchial secretion and marked improvements in swallowing and phonation. The bagging method is an easy-to-learn and inexpensive method that leads to a stable and sustained increase in oxygen saturation and to improvement of other clinical parameters.
authors.affiliation: Aatalklinik Wünnenberg, Klinik für neurologische und neurochirurgische Rehabilitation, Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Frührehabilitation (Klinikleitung: Prof. Dr. W. Tackmann). katrin.frank@freenet.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult