Preliminary Effectiveness and Safety of High Frequency Oscillation in Addition to Mechanical Insufflation and Exsufflation for Intratracheal Mucus Removal in Patients With Neuromuscular Disease: Protocol for a Prospective Study

Hiroyuki Awano   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Masashi Nagai   ¹ , MD ;   Ryosuke Bo   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Mariko Murao   ¹ , MD ;   Yusuke Ishida   ¹ , MD ;   Tsukasa Tanaka   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Kazumi Tomioka   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Masahiro Nishiyama   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Hiroaki Nagase   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Kazumoto Iijima   ¹ , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan