Airway Mucus in Invasively Ventilated Critically Ill Patients

Respir Care. 2023 Sep;68(9):1258-1261. doi: 10.4187/respcare.10628. Epub 2023 Mar 14.

Willemke Stilma^{1

2}, Thijs A Lilien³, Lieuwe Dj Bos¹, Aryen Saatpoor¹, Omar Elsayed¹, Frederique Paulus^{1

2}, Marcus J Schultz^{1

4

5}, Reinout A Bem³, Rosalie Sn Linssen⁶

¹ Department of Intensive Care Adults, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Urban Vitality, Centre of Expertise, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Intensive Care Children, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁵ Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
⁶ Department of Intensive Care Children, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.s.linssen@amsterdamumc.nl.

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Keywords: Sputum; critical care; invasive ventilation; mucus; respiratory therapy; rheology.

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