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Editorial
. 2023 Mar 20;9(2):00674-2022.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00674-2022. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Airway clearance technique in the modern era of bronchiectasis management

Cui-Xia Pan  1   2 , Ming-Xin Shi  1   2 , Wei-Jie Guan  1   3   4
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Airway clearance technique in the modern era of bronchiectasis management

Cui-Xia Pan et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

There is a need and further room to strengthen airway clearance among patients with bronchiectasis in the modern era of clinical management https://bit.ly/3V5h5by.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: W-J. Guan is an associate editor of this journal. All other authors declare no potential conflict of interest related to this paper

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Airway clearance technique (ACT) management flow chart. Chest computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for identifying the affected lobes or segments to inform appropriate postural drainage. IPV: intrapulmonary percussive ventilation; IPPB: intermittent positive pressure breathing; manual techniques: comprised of percussion, shaking, vibrations and overpressure; ACBT: active cycle of breathing techniques; PD: postural drainage; PEP: positive expiratory pressure; OPEP: oscillating positive expiratory pressure; AD: autogenic drainage; HFCWO: high-frequency chest wall oscillation; IMT: inspiratory muscle training.
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