AARC clinical practice guideline: Effectiveness of nonpharmacologic airway clearance therapies in hospitalized patients

Respiratory Care

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2187-2193

  Strickland, Shawna L ^a   Rubin, Bruce K ^b   Drescher, Gail S ^c   Haas, Carl F ^d   O'Malley, Catherine A ^e   Volsko, Teresa A ^f   Branson, Richard D ^g   Hess, Dean R ^h  

^a American Association for Respiratory Care   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACT; Airway clearance therapy; Atelectasis; Chest physiotherapy; CPT; Percussion; Secretion clearance

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY CLEARANCE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COUGHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HIGH FREQUENCY CHEST WALL COMPRESSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAPULMONARY PERCUSSIVE VENTILATION; LUNG CLEARANCE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESPIRATORY MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SPIROMETRY;

ACT; AIRWAY CLEARANCE THERAPY; ATELECTASIS; CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY; CPT; PERCUSSION; SECRETION CLEARANCE;

ADULT; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; BREATHING EXERCISES; CHILD; COUGH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PATIENT ACUITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84888115981     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02925     Document Type: Article

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