Table 4.

Items on which consensus was not reached in any round

			Round 1 %	Round 2 %	Round 3 %	AUS-NZ	UK
AUS-NZ: Australia and New Zealand, UK: the United Kingdom, *: Essential, NRC: did not reach a consensus, NE: not essential CT: computed tomography, MRI: magnetic resonance imaging, P-V: pressure-volume, FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second, FVC: Forced vital capacity, PEF: peak expiratory flow
A physiotherapist is aware or has knowledge of
	The actions and implications for physiotherapy of the following medications
		Mucolytics	52	39	50	*	*
		Nitric oxide	56	50	43	NRC	NE
	The key principles of providing the following differing modes of mechanical/assisted ventilation including
		High frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV)	50	54	38	NE	NE
	Pathophysiology and presenting features, likely medical management and implications for physiotherapy for a range of conditions including
		Fat embolism	63	69	44	*	NRC
		Organ transplantation	37	48	37	NE	NE
	Findings from laboratory investigations including
		Procalcitonin	56	61	44	NE	NE
		Sputum cultures	44	52	45	*	NRC
	Findings from imaging investigations (excluding the imaging report) including
		CT - Spine imaging	65	63	45	NE	NE
		MRI - Chest	57	57	43	NE	NE
		MRI - Spine	59	63	48	NE	NE
	Indices from blood gas measurement including
		Anion gap	54	65	46	NE	NE
		Oxygen content (CaO2)	61	59	41	NE	NE
	(assess and interpret) Mechanical ventilation settings/measurements including
		Maximum expiratory pressure (MEP) measurements	52	67	37	NE	NE
		Upper and lower inflection points of P-V curves	52	46	30	NE	NE
A physiotherapist can
	Perform and accurately interpret the results of common respiratory examinations including
		Interpret the rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI)	59	61	43	NE	NE
		Measure peak cough flow on or off mechanical ventilation	50	59	40	NE	NE
	Perform
		Respiratory function tests (e.g. for measurement of FEV1, FVC, PEF)	61	67	46	*	NE
		Spontaneous breathing trial	56	57	32	NE	NE
	Provide the following techniques, including an understanding of indications, contraindications, evidence for the technique, and progressions
		Autogenic drainage	50	59	31	NE	NE
		Collars	69	63	35	NRC	NE
		Oxygen therapy including initiation and titration of oxygen therapy	63	63	35	*	*
		Recruitment maneuvers	63	59	31	NE	NE