Open Access<p>Impact of Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Device Use on Post-Discharge Hospitalizations: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Patients with COPD or Chronic Bronchitis Using the Aerobika<sup>®</sup> and Acapella<sup>®</sup> Devices</p>
Author(s) -
Jenny Tse,
Keiko Wada,
Yi Wang,
Dominic Coppolo,
Владимир Кушнарев,
Jason Suggett
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s256866
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , chronic bronchitis , propensity score matching , retrospective cohort study , bronchitis , medical record , bronchiectasis , emergency medicine , physical therapy , lung
Managing and preventing disease exacerbations are key goals of COPD care. Oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) devices have been shown to improve clinical outcomes when added to COPD standard of care. This retrospective database study compared real-world resource use and disease exacerbation among patients with COPD or chronic bronchitis prescribed either of two commonly used OPEP devices.