Appropriateness of respiratory physiotherapy positioning for acute lobar collapse
Physiotherapists did not deliver appropriate positioning in a majority of cases. Overall, the diagnostic accuracy of lung auscultation and CXR in detecting location of ALA was low. Correctly locating lung aeration loss is imperative to ensure appropriate respiratory physiotherapy positions are selected. Physiotherapists should consider additional assessment tools such as LUS to increase their diagnostic ability.
Authors
- Louise Hansell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1810-9357)
- George Ntoumenopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1088-3009)
- Maree Milross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8587-3895)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Northern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- St George Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Critical Care
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2024.08.010
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00