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A 2-year prospective evaluation of airway clearance devices in foreign body air...
Dunne, CL; Viguers, K; Osman, S; Queiroga, AC; Szpilman, D; Peden, AEAim: To collect, analyze and report the first prospective, industry-independent, data on airway clearance devices as novel foreign body airway obstruction interventions. Methods: We recruited adult airway clearance device users between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023 using a centralized website and email follow-up. The data collection tool captured patient, responder, situation, and outcome variables. Multi-step...
Phase One of a Global Evaluation of Suction-Based Airway Clearance Devices in F...
Dunne, CL; Osman, S; Viguers, K; Queiroga, AC; Szpilman, D; Peden, AEBackground: Choking is a prevalent source of injury and mortality worldwide. Traditional choking interventions, including abdominal thrusts and back blows, have remained the standard of care for decades despite limited published data. Suction-based airway clearance devices (ACDs) are becoming increasingly popular and there is an urgent need to evaluate their role in choking intervention. The aim of this study w...