duration for mechanical ventilation and/or oxygen,
Conditions
Interventions
30 patients as a control group received the traditional medical treatment,another 30 patients as a study group received traditional medical treatment plus chest physical therapy (CPT) sessions.
Active Comparator Other,Experimental Procedure/Surgery
traditional medical treatment,traditional medical treatment plus chest physical therapy (CPT) sessions
Sponsors
Minia University, Minia, Egypt
Minia University,
Minia,
Egypt
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
1 Days to 6 Days
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Sixty neonates of both sexes their ages ranged from 1 to 6 days after birth suffering from neonatal pneumonia (NP). The selected cases were diagnosed according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)11 clinically, radiologicaly and with adjunct laboratory tests
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: neonates who did not have inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| full term neonates with primary pneumonia days duration for mechanical ventilation and/or oxygen, | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| full term neonates with primary pneumonia days duration for oxygen, clinical improvement, oral feeding and duration o | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAbdel-Azeem M. El-Mazary
Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
Outcome results
None listed