Airway clearance techniques – a proposed classification based on definitions?

The lack of standardized definitions for airway clearance techniques (ACT) leads to significant differences in the clinical practice and effects because the variability in physiological mechanisms. Studies show that both manual and instrumental ACT are influenced by therapist-dependent factors such as applied force, duration of the application, and patient positioning. To ensure reproducibility and effective teaching, a single, physiologically grounded description of ACT is urgently needed.

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Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine
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2026-02-05
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https://doi.org/10.1080/17476348.2026.2626079
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Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
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Airway clearance techniques – a proposed classification based on definitions?

Guillaume Prieur, Olivier Contal, Nicolas Audag, G. Reychler et al.
Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine
Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
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Airway clearance techniques – a proposed classification based on definitions?

Guillaume Prieur, Olivier Contal, Nicolas Audag, G. Reychler, William Poncin
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Abstract

The lack of standardized definitions for airway clearance techniques (ACT) leads to significant differences in the clinical practice and effects because the variability in physiological mechanisms. Studies show that both manual and instrumental ACT are influenced by therapist-dependent factors such as applied force, duration of the application, and patient positioning. To ensure reproducibility and effective teaching, a single, physiologically grounded description of ACT is urgently needed.

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (BE), Université Le Havre Normandie (FR), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (CH), Université Paris-Saclay (FR), UCLouvain (BE)
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Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
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