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Consensus Statements on Airway Clearance Interventions in Intubated Critically Ill Patients—Protocol for a Delphi Study [PDF]

Life
Intubated critically ill patients are susceptible to secretion accumulation because of compromised airway clearance. Various airway clearance interventions are employed to prevent complications arising from mucus retention.
Andrea A. Esmeijer, Prashant Nasa, George Ntoumenopoulos, Denise Battaglini, Deven Juneja, Lorenzo Ball, Stephan Ehrmann, Marcus J. Schultz, Frederique Paulus, Willemke Stilma   +9 more
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Nasal negative pressure oscillatory therapy versus oscillatory positive expiratory pressure for airway clearance in patients with acute exacerbations of bronchiectasis (NNPO-BE): a multicentre, randomised, crossover non-inferiority trial protocol [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundAirway clearance techniques (ACTs) are a cornerstone of bronchiectasis management, particularly during acute exacerbations characterized by mucus retention and impaired mucociliary clearance. However, conventional ACTs are frequently limited by
Siyuan Wang, Zhaobin Zhou, Xiaobin Ma, Yang Yang, Jieping Lei, Qumu Shiwei, Qumu Shiwei, Qumu Shiwei, Qumu Shiwei, Beiyao Gao, Peijian Wang, Man Le, Shan Jiang, Ting Yang, Ting Yang, Ting Yang, Ting Yang   +16 more
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Airway Epithelial Differentiation and Mucociliary Clearance [PDF]

Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2018
The lung is continuously exposed to particles, toxicants, and microbial pathogens that are cleared by a complex mechanical, innate, and acquired immune system. Mucociliary clearance, mediated by the actions of diverse conducting airway and submucosal gland epithelial cells, plays a critical role in a multilayered defense system by secreting fluids ...
Jeffrey A Whitsett
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Airway Clearance Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Insights from a Clinician Providing Cystic Fibrosis Care

International Journal of General Medicine, 2021
Nauman Chaudary, Gabriella Balasa Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USACorrespondence: Nauman ChaudaryVCU Adult Cystic Fibrosis ...
Chaudary N, Balasa G
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Effectiveness of mucoactives (carbocisteine and hypertonic saline) in addition to usual airway clearance management with usual airway clearance management alone in acute respiratory failure (MARCH): study protocol for a multi-centre 2x2 factorial, randomised, controlled, open-label, Phase 3, pragmatic, clinical and cost-effectiveness trial with internal pilot [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

NIHR Open Research
Background Usual airway clearance management in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure includes suctioning, humidification, use of isotonic saline, and respiratory physiotherapy techniques.
Mike Clarke, Marc Chikhani, Cliona McDowell, Ranjit Lall, Michael McKelvey, Margaret McFarland, Brenda O'Neill, Cecilia O'Kane, Murali Shyamsundar, Gavin Perkins, Clifford C Taggart, Gordon Sturmey, Barry Williams, John Warburton, Paul Dark, Bronwen Connolly, Ashley Agus, Naomi Dickson, Mark Borthwick, Bronagh Blackwood, Daniel F McAuley, Christina Campbell, Judy Bradley   +22 more
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Physiotherapy-led, community-based airway clearance services for people with chronic lung conditions: a retrospective descriptive evaluation of an existing model of care [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Objectives Airway clearance interventions are recommended for people with chronic lung conditions and mucus hypersecretion, but there are few published models of care or descriptions of airway clearance service provision.
Laura Cooper, Kylie Johnston, Marie Williams   +2 more
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Nursing Process Related to the Nursing Focus “Airway Clearance”: A Scoping Review [PDF]

Nursing Reports
Background: Airway clearance impairment has a significant impact on self-care and quality of life. Identifying clinical data, nursing diagnoses, and nursing interventions is essential to clinical reasoning and enhancing nursing care.
Luís Gaspar, Neuza Reis, Paula Sousa, Abel Paiva e Silva, Alexandrina Cardoso, Alice Brito, Fernanda Bastos, Joana Campos, Paulo Parente, Filipe Pereira, Natália Machado   +10 more
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Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management [PDF]

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Background: Productive cough with sputum is a prominent sign generally associated with respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Saeed Mardy Alghamdi, Abdulaziz A. Alzahrani, Mohammad S. Dairi, Hassan Alwafi, Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Mohammed M. Alqahtani, Abdullah M. Alanazi, Abdullah A. Alqarni, Rayan A. Siraj, Noha Saeed Alghamdi, Hassan A. Alzahrani, Abdulghani A. Alhindi   +12 more
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NURSING CARE OF AIRWAY CLEARANCE INEFFECTIVE IN CHILDREN WITH PNEUMONIA: A CASE REPORT

Journal of Vocational Nursing, 2023
Introduction: pneumonia is one of the acute lower respiratory tract infectious diseases with symptoms of cough and accompanied by shortness of breath caused by  infectious agents such as viruses,  bacteria, mycoplasma  and  aspiration of foreign ...
Emuliana Sulpat, Amellia Mardhika, Lailatul Fadliyah, Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Susilo Harianto, Adhelia Fadilla Sari   +5 more
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Physiotherapists’ use of airway clearance techniques during an acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis: a survey study

Archives of Physiotherapy, 2021
Background Airway clearance techniques are recommended for individuals with bronchiectasis both in stable state and during an acute exacerbation, however the current use of airway clearance techniques in the management of individuals during an acute ...
Jennifer Phillips, Annemarie Lee, Rodney Pope, Wayne Hing   +3 more
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