Objective To explore the application and efficiency of composite positioned sputum discharging for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,in order to provide a basis for clinical practice.Methods A total of 135 COPD patients were treated in our hospital from January 2008 to December 2009.All hospitalized patients were randomly divided into the observation group(68 cases)and the control group (67 cases)according to medical record number.The observation group received composite positioned sputum discharging,while the control group was given routine sputum discharging method.The treatment effects and patient satisfaction of the two groups were observed and compared.Results After treatment,the expectoration of the observation group was higher than the control group.The blood gas results showed that the PaCO2 concentration of the observation group was lower than the control group,while PaO2 wag higher,and the differences were statistically significant.The overall satisfaction degree of the observation group was far higher than the control group.Conclusions Composite positioned sputum discharging has better results and patient satisfaction than the traditional manual sputum discharging method.It should be widely used in clinical application.