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Airway clearance devices are an option for COPD management, but physicians\u2019 preferences for and clinical practice with them are not known.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aims to explore preferences for and clinical practice with airway clearance devices among physicians in Saudi Arabia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An observational, cross-sectional survey.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A self-administered questionnaire was conducted between October 2022 and September 2023, which included a review of respiratory medication prescriptions by physicians for patients with COPD. The analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The participants were 445 physicians. The majority were female, accounting for 64.3% of the sample. Flutter and Acapella were the most commonly preferred airway clearance devices (45.8% and 20.7%, respectively). Among the participants, 12.6% reported unfamiliarity with any of the mentioned devices. Of the participants, 43.6% \u201cusually\u201d suggested the devices for patients with daily, difficult-to-clear, thick sputum, while 27% \u201csometimes\u201d recommended them to COPD patients who had experienced four exacerbations or more. In routine clinical practice, physicians prescribe pharmacological therapies as the main treatment. The prescribing data showed that in the last year, there was no record of prescribed airway clearance devices for COPD by physicians.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Family and pulmonary physicians prefer Flutter and Acapella devices, but a significant number of physicians are unaware of such devices. Prescribing data showed no record of prescribed airway clearance devices for COPD management. 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