Klonin H, Campbell C, Hawthorn J, Southall D P, Samuels M P
Academic Department of Paediatrics, North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke on Trent, UK.
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2000 Sep;30(3):260-4. doi: 10.1002/1099-0496(200009)30:3<260::aid-ppul11>3.0.co;2-7.
Respiratory support using negative extrathoracic pressure or high-frequency chest wall oscillation was used to treat 3 infants with cystic fibrosis and respiratory failure who had not responded to maximal medical therapy. Beneficial clinical effects were noted in all three cases. Pulmonary function testing was performed in 2 cases, and measures of compliance increased.