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The use of normal saline installation in the intensive care unit by physiotherapists. a review of practice in New Zealand

Reeve, JC; Davis, N,; Freeman, J,; O’Donovan, B, (New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists, 2008)

Normal saline installation is used by health professionals during the treatment of intubated patients within the intensive care unit, usually to enhance sputum yield. Its use is controversial; detrimental effects have been ...