White Papers
The following white papers are based upon reviews of recent or classic literature concerning the risk for secretion-related respiratory complications in a variety of diseases or conditions. Each paper includes an overview of the prevalence and etiology of the condition, a discussion of the pathogenesis of structural and functional alterations that may result in impairment of pulmonary defenses and mucociliary clearance mechanisms and an appraisal of the health effects of impaired airway clearance. A summary of indications for Airway Clearance Therapy in each disease or condition is followed by a brief description of airway clearance techniques in current use and their relative suitability for particular patient populations.
Read white papers on airway clearance needs in:
- Airway Clearance Needs in Amyotrophic Lateral Schlerosis: An Overview - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
- Improving Outcomes in Amyotrophic Lateral Schlerosis: Selecting An Airway Clearance Modality - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
- Airway Clearance Indications in Brochiectasis: An Overview - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
- Airway Clearance Dysfunction Associated with Cerebral Palsy: An Overview - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
- Airway Clearance Indications in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Overview - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
- Airway Clearance Needs in Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy: An Overview - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
- Mucocilliary Dysfunction Associated with Lung Transplantation: Causes, Effects, and Therapeutic Strategies - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
- Airway Clearance Requirements Among Patients with Mechanical Ventilation and Artifical Airways: An Overview - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
- Airway Clearance Needs in Neuromuscular Desease: An Overview - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
- Airway Clearance Needs in Spinal Cord Injury: An Overview - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
Additional white papers provide a discussion of technical and practical problems concerning Airway Clearance Therapy:
- Chest Physiotherapy: The Gold Standard? - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)
- Treatment Adherence: Aireay Clearance Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis - Jane Braverman (employed by Hill-Rom)