PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Shawna L Strickland TI - Year in Review 2014: Airway Clearance AID - 10.4187/respcare.04095 DP - 2015 Apr 01 TA - Respiratory Care PG - 603--605 VI - 60 IP - 4 4099 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/60/4/603.short 4100 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/60/4/603.full AB - The respiratory therapist has had integrated adjuncts to improve mucus clearance for decades. However, there is a lack of literature describing the impact of these interventions on specific patient populations, resulting in an inability to make recommendations about the use of devices and techniques. The purpose of this article is to review recent literature regarding airway clearance therapies in a manner that is most likely to have interest to the readers of Respiratory Care.