Respiratory Cloud Clinical Skills Library

Evidence and source review

References

Supporting sources include peer-reviewed research, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, professional standards, and foundational respiratory care references, as applicable to the skill.

Skill

Positive Expiratory and Airway Pressure Therapy (PEP, PAP)

  1. CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines 2002.
  2. AARC CPG: Effectiveness of Nonpharmacologic Airway Clearance Therapies in Hospitalized Patients (2013). https://www.aarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nonpharmacologic_2013.pdf
  3. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation PEP overview. https://www.cff.org/managing-cf/positive-expiratory-pressure-pep-therapy
  4. AARC CPG 2013
  5. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11751722/
  6. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6953327/
  7. AARC infection control overview
  8. AARC CPG portal. https://www.aarc.org/resource/clinical-practice-guidelines/