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cord-004458-t2iynltq	Corten, Lieselotte	Use of airway clearance therapy in children hospitalised with acute lower respiratory tract infections in a South African paediatric hospital	2020-02-19		.txt	text/plain	4232	262	47	title: Use of airway clearance therapy in children hospitalised with acute lower respiratory tract infections in a South African paediatric hospital BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prescription, frequency and nature of airway clearance therapy (ACT) in children hospitalised with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). METHOD: A retrospective folder review of children hospitalised with LRTI between January and June 2015 was conducted, extracting data on demographic characteristics, health condition, ACT interventions and patient outcomes. Children hospitalised for presumed nosocomial infections and pneumonia had the longest length of stay, were more likely to receive ACT and had the highest mortality rate. Folders were identified using primary diagnostic codes (ICD 10 codes) for a range of respiratory conditions or clinical signs of respiratory disease, and physiotherapy department records were used to identify patients who were referred for and/or received ACT during the study period. Other studies have not reported significant differences for length of stay when receiving ACT in children hospitalised with pneumonia (Corten et al.	./cache/cord-004458-t2iynltq.txt	./txt/cord-004458-t2iynltq.txt