Effectiveness Of Incentive Spirometer Versus Lung Flute Machine Along with Chest Physiotherapy on Mucus Clearance And Fvc & Fev1 Among Subjects With Hospital Acquired Pneumonia - A Comparative

Abstract

Background: Acute inflammation of the lung alveoli and surrounding airways is known as pneumonia. Pneumonia that develops 48 hours or longer following hospital admission and is not incubating at the time of admission is referred to as hospital-acquired pneumonia. Objectives: The main goal of the study was to determine how well patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia responded to incentive spirometers, lung flute machines, and chest physical therapy in terms of mucus clearance, FEV, and FEV1. Subjects and Methods: There was a pre-test and post-test relative study design. based on the selected criteria Thirty patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia received were selected. The lot technique was used to arbitrarily divide them into two groups. Group A consisted of fifteen patients who underwent both casket exertion and incitement spirometer treatment. Group B consisted of fifteen individuals who underwent both the casket exertion and lung flute machine treatment. For six weeks, each group received treatment. Digital spirometry was used to measure the pretest and post-test score values on mucus concurrence, FEV, and FEV1. To examine the efficacy of the treatment, paired and unpaired "t" tests were used. Result: At the 0.05 level of significance, the group that received treatment with a lung flute machine and chest physiotherapy improved more in FVC and FEV1 than the other group that received treatment with an incentive spirometer and chest physiotherapy. Conclusion: After applying a lung flute machine and receiving chest physical therapy for six weeks for individuals who have hospital-acquired pneumonia, there is a notable improvement in FVC. Clinical Implications: When used in conjunction with chest physical therapy, the lung flute machine has been shown to significantly enhance participants' FEV1 and FVC in cases of hospital-acquired pneumonia.