Diseases and Conditions with Airway Clearance Needs
The Vest® System is used for airway clearance associated with over 575 diagnoses. Information on diseases and conditions that may require Airway Clearance Therapy:
- Bronchiectasis
- CF (Cystic Fibrosis)
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- CP (Cerebral Palsy)
- ICU/Post-Op Setting
- MD (Muscular Dystrophy)
- PCD (Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia)
- Post-Lung Transplant
- Spinal Injury/Quadriplegia
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Factsheets & Referral Listings
Useful Airway Clearance Therapy decision-making criteria include:
- Goals of physician and patient
- Effectiveness of the technique
- Clinical effectiveness
- Medical contraindications
- Ease of teaching/learning
- Ease of complying with the technique
- Fatigue of work required (patient and caregiver)
- Need for equipment/skilled caregivers
- Patient’s ability to tolerate technique
- Patient’s ability to perform the technique based on disease type and severity
- Patient’s age, motivation, cognitive ability, concentration level, and caregiver situation
- Costs (direct and indirect)
Patient stories on how The Vest® Airway Clearance System has improved their quality of life.