Validity and Reliability of a New Tool to Evaluate Impaired Airway Clearance in Hospitalized Pediatric Subjects With Respiratory Distress

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 64; no. 7; p. 771
• Main Authors: Shutes, Brittany L, Evans, Laura R, Moore-Clingenpeel, Melissa D, Karsies, Todd J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2019

Chest physiotherapy has been reported to be beneficial in specific clinical contexts, yet it carries a risk of potential serious adverse events with little benefit in other patients. Therefore, identifying and limiting airway clearance therapies to patients with the greatest potential benefit and le...