Drainage, Postural

**Definition:** A rehabilitation therapy for removal of copious mucus secretion from the lung of patients with diseases such as CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; BRONCHIECTASIS; PULMONARY ABSCESS; or CYSTIC FIBROSIS. The patient's head is placed in a downward incline (so the TRACHEA is inferior to the affected area) for 15- to 20-minute sessions.

**Tree numbers:** - E02.309.221 - E02.779.358 - E02.831.535.358 - E02.880.150

**Synonyms:** - Postural Drainage - Drainage, Respiratory, Postural - Respiratory Drainage, Postural - Postural Drainage, Pulmonary