MI-E Group
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In this group, patients received CCPT as aforementioned associated with a
CoughAssist® MI-E device (Respironics INC, Murraysville, PA, USA) through
a facial mask (AcuCare™F1-0, ResMed, Bella Vista, AUS) and a disposable
filter.For the first session, MI-E was set in manual mode, and insufflation-exsufflation
pressures were set at +20/-20cmHEach session included three to five series of five insufflation-exsufflation
cycles. For the Control Group, tracheal suctioning was performed if
necessary.Beyond 48 hours of the primary outcome, patients benefitted from a single session
per day - according to the randomization group. Similarly, additional sessions
were performed if the patient met at least one of the aforementioned criteria.
This procedure was repeated until patients presented an MRC score >
48