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Historical perspective, current applications: the chest cuirass
Respiratory Therapy
|December 13, 1978
Abstract:
The chest cuirass, a negative-pressure breathing device, is composed of a domed plastic shell that covers the patient's chest and upper abdomen and a motor that is connected to the shell by means of a wire-reinforced hose. Although the cuirass was most widely used in the rehabilitation of polio patients, it is still indicated in the treatment of certain restrictive diseases and neurological disorders.