Treating Cough Due to Non-CF and CF Bronchiectasis With Nonpharmacological Airway Clearance: CHEST Expert Panel Report

AT Hill; AF Barker; DC Bolser; P Davenport; B Ireland; AB Chang; SB Mazzone; L McGarvey; TM Adams; KW Altman; E Azoulay; SS Birring; F Blackhall; LP Boulet; C Brightling; P Callahan-Lyon; T Cowley; AA El Solh; P Escalante; SK Field; D Fisher; CT French; P Gibson; SM Harding; A Harnden; RS Irwin; PJ Kahrilas; J Kavanagh; KA Keogh; K Lai; AP Lane; K Lim; JM Madison; MA Malesker; JP Metlay; A Molasoitis; A Moore; MH Murad; M Narasimhan; HQ Nguyen; P Newcombe; J Oppenheimer; MI Restrepo; M Rosen; B Rubin; JH Ryu; S Singh; MP Smith; SM Tarlo; J Turmel; AE Vertigan; G Wang; M Weinberger

Journal article

Treating Cough Due to Non-CF and CF Bronchiectasis With Nonpharmacological Airway Clearance: CHEST Expert Panel Report

AT Hill, AF Barker, DC Bolser, P Davenport, B Ireland, AB Chang, SB Mazzone, L McGarvey, TM Adams, KW Altman, E Azoulay, SS Birring, F Blackhall, LP Boulet, C Brightling, P Callahan-Lyon, T Cowley, AA El Solh, P Escalante, SK Field Show all

Chest | ELSEVIER | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.01.014

Abstract

Background: In bronchiectasis due to cystic fibrosis (CF) and other causes, airway clearance is one of the mainstays of management. We conducted a systematic review on airway clearance by using non-pharmacological methods as recommended by international guidelines to develop recommendations or suggestions to update the 2006 CHEST guideline on cough. Methods: The systematic search for evidence examined the question, “Is there evidence of clinically important treatment effects for non-pharmacological therapies in cough treatment for patients with bronchiectasis?” Populations selected were all patients with bronchiectasis due to CF or non-CF bronchiectasis. The interventions explored were the n..

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