Secretion Mobilization With High-Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO)

Learning Objectives

•  Describe normal and impaired pulmonary defenses and causes of impaired secretion mobilization in acute and chronic illness patients.
•  Recognize the role of secretion retention leading to pulmonary complications (PC) in hospitalized and chronic illness patients.
• Appreciate the therapeutic role of HFCWO across the continuum of care over the past quarter century.
• Discuss HFCWO mechanisms of action that promote secretion mobilization and clinical / laboratory research supporting safety and efficacy.
• Understand strategies for identifying patients at risk for secretion-related PC who may benefit from post-discharge HFCWO therapy.
• Appreciate how broadly applied interventions may reduce hospitalizations readmissions and improve patient outcomes.

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