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Inhaled corticosteroids for asthma: impact of practice level device switching on asthma control [PDF]

, 2009
Background As more inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) devices become available, there may be pressure for health-care providers to switch patients with asthma to cheaper inhaler devices. Our objective was to evaluate impact on asthma control of inhaler device
Williams, Angela E., Chrystyn, Henry, von Ziegenweidt Julie, Andrew Lloyd, Thomas, Mike, Mike Thomas, Henry Chrystyn, Angela E Williams, Lloyd, Andrew, Chrystyn Henry, von Ziegenweidt, Julie, Price David, Price, David, Julie von Ziegenweidt, Thomas Mike, Lloyd Andrew, Williams Angela E, David Price   +17 more
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Rapid and Deep versus Normal Breathing in Salbutamol Inhalation Effectiveness; a Letter to Editor

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2021
Metered dose Inhalers (MDIs) are widely used in the management of patients with asthma and choronoc obstractyive polmunary disease (COPD). Studies comparing the efficacy of inhalers versus nebulizers have shown no significant difference (1, 2).
Faeze Zeinali.N, Naser Mohammad Karimi, Mohamadali Jafari, Ebrahim Akbarzadeh Moghadam   +3 more
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Inhalation characteristics of asthma patients, COPD patients and healthy volunteers with the Spiromax® and Turbuhaler® devices: a randomised, cross-over study. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Spiromax® is a novel dry-powder inhaler containing formulations of budesonide plus formoterol (BF). The device is intended to provide dose equivalence with enhanced user-friendliness compared to BF Turbuhaler® in asthma and chronic ...
Philip Chetcuti, Hosker, Harold, Chrystyn, Henry, Azouz, Wahida, Saralaya, Dinesh, Dinesh Saralaya, Chetcuti, Philip, Wahida Azouz, Henry Chrystyn, Harold Hosker   +9 more
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Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units [PDF]

, 2013
BackgroundNebulizers and metered dose inhalers (MDI) have both been adapted for delivering aerosol bronchodilation to mechanically ventilated patients, but there is incomplete knowledge as to the most effective method of delivery.ObjectivesTo compare the
Penny, Kay, Holland, Agi, McCrossan, Gill, Smith, Fiona, Nicholson, Caroline, Veitch, Linda, Smith, F, Penny, Kay I, Nicholson, C   +8 more
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Metered dose inhalers free of chlorofluorocarbons [PDF]

BMJ, 1995
The metered dose inhaler, which is used by patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is about to undergo some substantial changes. Health professionals need to know why and how these changes are occurring so that they can ease their patients' transition from old to new. The reason for the changes lies in the thinning of the ozone
M, Partridge, A, Woodcock
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Most frequent errors in inhalation technique of patients with asthma treated at a tertiary care hospital

Einstein (São Paulo)
Objective: To demonstrate the most frequent errors in inhalation technique in patients with asthma undergoing treatment at a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of asthma patients aged 18 years or over ...
Carlos Leonardo Carvalho Pessôa, Maria Julia da Silva Mattos, Artur Renato Moura Alho, Marianna Martini Fischmann, Bruno Mendes Haerdy, Ana Carolina Castro Côrtes, Flávio de Oliveira Mendes, Sandra Mara Silva Brignol   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inhalation technique assessment and evaluation for the need of pharmaceutical intervention in respiratory pathologies patients [PDF]

Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2019
Objective: To evaluate rate and type of errors in inhalation technique of patients seen in hospitals at the observation area in the emergency department, as well as patients seen in the outpatients clinic at the primary care pharmaceutical consultation,
Paloma Castellano-Copa, Jaime Gulín-Dávila, Yveth Michelle Tajes-González   +2 more
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Metered-dose inhaler for asthma patients: knowledge and effects of a theoretical and practical guidance for pediatricians [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo), 2011
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a theoretical and practical guidance on knowledge of pediatricians regarding the use of metered dose inhalers with spacers. To identify major deficiencies, correct them and train these physicians on the correct use of
Fábio Pereira Muchão, Luiz Vicente Ribeiro Ferreira da Silva Filho, Antonio Carlos Pastorino, Joaquim Carlos Rodrigues   +3 more
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Inhalation Technique among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients using Metered Dose Inhaler and Dry Powder Inhaler: An Observational Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Introduction: Incorrect inhaler technique is a major contributor to poor disease control in chronic respiratory diseases, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where therapeutic optimization is crucial.
Niraj Bam, Bibek Shrestha, Jenish KC, Grishma Kandel, Nishant Neupane   +4 more
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Nebulized albuterol delivery is associated with decreased skeletal muscle strength in comparison with metered‐dose inhaler delivery among children with acute asthma exacerbations

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2021
Objective Albuterol is a β2‐agonist and causes an intracellular shift of potassium from the interstitium. Whole‐body hypokalemia is known to cause skeletal muscle weakness, but whether this occurs as a result of hypokalemia from the intracellular shift ...
Catherine Burger, Danica F. Vendiola, Donald H. Arnold   +2 more
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