Wendy Harris 
Chest Physiotherapy in the Intensive Care Unit 

Chest physiotherapy (CPT) is the treatment generally performed by physical therapists and respiratory therapists, wherebybreathing is improved by the indirect removal of mucus from the breathing passages of a patient. It is an airway clearancetechnique (ACT) to drain the lungs, and may include percussion (clapping), vibration, deep breathing, and huffing orcoughing. In this text all the relevant aspects of chest physiotherapy are covered. The important fact is that, the book coversonly the details that will be instrumental in treating patients requiring chest physiotherapy. It is a valuable text which willhelp in postings, clinics, and classrooms for the diagnosis and treatment of patients.This book is the gist of the wide contentsof chest physiotherapy. It offers a solid foundation of chest physiotherapy and provides substantial data on when and how toapply it, and on expected changes with treatment. The text explains the methods of mechanical ventilation, criteria forweaning, and data on bronchoscopy. This information helps the reader to understand the indications for and techniques of CPT as described in the text, and also clarifies one’s understanding of the associated treatment. This is the best-written andmost thorough text that has been published on CPT. It is a must for the therapist or physician who is using or assessing thetherapy.