This analysis summarizes studies comparing attained heights with expected heights of children with asthma treated with inhaled or oral corticosteroids.... View Article
CLINICAL LIBRARY
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TITLE: REDUCING TOTAL COSTS OF AEROSOLIZED MEDICATION DELIVERY USING THE AEROECLIPSE II BREATH ACTUATED NEBULIZER AUTHOR: Wilson, John1 INSTITUTION: 1.... View Article
Purpose: Aerosol delivery consumes the highest level of Respiratory Care resources. This study evaluated the delivery time, efficacy, and safety... View Article
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Breath-Activated Nebulizer in Patients with Exacerbation of COPD
Purpose: To compare the clinical efficacy and delivery time of nebulizer of beta agonist bronchodilator with the use of the... View Article
BACKGROUND: Bronchodilator treatment for asthma can be provided with various aerosolgenerating devices and methods. There have been no randomized trials... View Article
BACKGROUND: Metered-dose inhalers with valved holding chambers (MDI-VHCs) have been shown to be equivalent to small-volume nebulizers (SVN’s) for the... View Article
Summary: Inhaled drugs are frequently given to infants and young children with a pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) attached to a... View Article
Background: Electrostatic charge (ESC) on valved holding chambers (VHCs) decreases drug delivery while reducing ESC increases the amount of drug... View Article