Table 3.
Airway Clearance Service provision and metrics, n (%)
| Discharged participants n = 1155 | |
|---|---|
| Time to first appointment in calendar days a , mean (SD) | 36 (24.76) |
| Min 0 (same day) | |
| Max 432 | |
| Number of occasions of service received, mean (SD) | 3 (1.73) |
| Max 13 | |
| Min 1 | |
| Length of time in service in calendar days, median (IQR 1–3) | 100 (49–187) |
| Discharge summary completed by clinician | |
| Yes | 869 (75) |
| No | 286 (25) |
| Satisfaction survey completed by participant | |
| Yes | 289 (25) |
| No | 866 (75) |
| Device prescribed | |
| Bubble PEP | 263 |
| Pari PEP S | 23 |
| Pari-O-PEP | 1 |
| Threshold PEP | 6 |
| Threshold IMT | 0 |
| Powerbreathe | 1 |
| Acapella | 127 |
| Aerobika | 525 |
| Aeroeclipse | 50 |
| Saline inhalation therapy via nebuliser | 112 |
| Sinus rinse | 131 |
| On-referrals made | |
| Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy | 2 |
| Women’s Health Physiotherapy | 7 |
| Falls Physiotherapy | 3 |
| Occupational therapy | 2 |
| Dietetics | 10 |
| Psychology | 9 |
| Respiratory Nurse | 5 |
| Speech Pathologist | 66 |
| Heart Failure Nurse | 1 |
| My Aged Care | 2 |
| Social Work | 2 |
| Palliative Care | 1 |
| Pulmonary Rehabilitation | 116 |
aOne thousand one hundred fifty seven referrals with first appointment – two participants ongoing in service