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Table 3 Generation of oscillation

From: Criteria for enhancing mucus transport: a systematic scoping review

Publication

Animal/Lab

Human

Frequency

Chest wall

Airflow

Tracheal orientation

HFO/CW

Percussion

MRCC

HFO

HFO/AO

 

King et al. 1983

x

 

3-17 Hz

x

    

Horizontal

King et al. 1984

x

 

13 Hz CW

x

   

x

Horizontal

13 Hz, 17-20 Hz AO

Gross et al. 1985

x

 

13 Hz

x

    

Horizontal

Ruben et al. 1989

x

 

13 Hz and 40 Hz

x

    

Horizontal

Marti et al. 2013

x

 

Hard-brief and soft-gradual

  

x

  

20.9° ± 4.5°

Radford et al. 1982

x

x

0-100 Hz

 

x

   

−60°- + 60°

Tatkov et al. 2011

x

 

20 Hz or 14 / 20 Hz

   

x

 

−15° or Flat

King et al. 1990

x

 

13 Hz

x

   

x

Horizontal

Freitag et al. 1989

x

 

14 Hz

    

x

Horizontal −15°

Freitag et al. 1989

x

 

15 Hz

   

x

 

Horizontal

Ragavan et al. 2010

x

 

25-68 Hz

   

x

 

0°,+ 15°,+ 30° and + 45°

  1. HFO/CW High frequency oscillation applied to chest wall
  2. MRCC Manual rib cage compression
  3. HFO High frequency oscillating airflow
  4. HFO/AO High frequency oscillating airflow applied to the airway opening