ReviewEuropean journal of pediatrics2008
Airway clearance techniques to treat acute respiratory disorders in previously healthy children: where is the evidence?
Review in European journal of pediatrics, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Caring for a child with a lower respiratory tract infection: Parents' perspectives.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of mechanical vibration-assisted sputum clearance in pediatric pneumonia: a randomized controlled trial with development of an intelligent parameter optimization model.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Immediate effects of manual hyperinflation on cardiorespiratory function and sputum clearance in mechanically ventilated pediatric patients: A randomized crossover trial.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2022Article
- Airway clearance therapy in acute paediatric respiratory illness: A state-of-the-art review.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2019Article
- Chest Physiotherapy in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.Journal of pediatric intensive care · 2015Review
- Dornase alpha inhalations as a treatment option for recurrent lower respiratory tract infections in a child with Sotos syndrome.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2014Article
- Clinical practice: treatment of childhood empyema.European journal of pediatrics · 2009Review
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Abstract
Airway clearance techniques are an important part of the respiratory management in children with cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and neuromuscular disease. They are also, however, frequently prescribed in previously healthy children with an acute respiratory problem with the aim to speed up recovery. The current review explores the evidence behind this use of airway clearance techniques in children without underlying disease. Few studies have been performed; many different techniques are available and the therapies used are often poorly specified. It is necessary to name the specific airway clearance technique used in treatment rather than to just state "chest physiotherapy," a term that is often confused with chest clapping or vibration plus postural drainage. There is little evidence that airway clearance techniques play a role in the management of children with an acute respiratory problem. Physicians routinely prescribing airway clearance techniques in previously healthy children should question their practice.
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