PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Guy Postiaux
AU  - Bruno Zwaenepoel
AU  - Jacques Louis
TI  - Chest Physical Therapy in Acute Viral Bronchiolitis: An Updated Review
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.01890
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - 1541--1545
VI  - 58
IP  - 9
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/58/9/1541.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/58/9/1541.full
AB  - We describe the various therapies for infant acute viral bronchiolitis and the contradictory results obtained with chest physical therapy. The treatment target is bronchial obstruction, which is a multifactorial phenomenon that includes edema, bronchoconstriction, and increased mucus production, with a clinical grading defined as severe, moderate, or mild. Chest physical therapy is revisited in its various modalities, according to preliminary scoring of the disease.