Airway Clearance Therapy for Patients with COPD | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Administering some type of airway clearance therapy for patients with COPD is essential to disease management and patient quality of life, and clinicians have several options for clearing the airway.

In 2013, the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) issued guidelines regarding implementation of airway clearance therapy (ACT) for a number of respiratory conditions, including COPD. The purpose of the guidelines was to determine if “…nonpharmacologic ACT improves oxygenation, reduces length of time on the ventilator, reduces stay in the ICU, resolves atelectasis/consolidation, and/or improves respiratory mechanics, versus usual care in three populations.”1

Although the effectiveness of ACT in certain patients is not definitive, administering some type of airway clearance for patients with ...