100
Participants
Start Date
March 31, 2013
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2013
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2013
Rhinopharyngeal clearance
At the end of the expiratory time, the child's mouth was closed by the hand of the researcher (raising the lower jaw), leading the child to perform a nasal aspiration maneuver.
Aspiration
A sterile aspiration catheter was connected to an extension and carefully introduced into the nasal cavity of the patient.
0.9% saline
0.9% saline consists of physiological solution and was instilled in both experimental groups.
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
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