Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2015 Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma affect almost 300 million individuals. Inhaled therapy is often associated with technical errors reducing efficacy and compliance.
Tiago Maricoto +5 more
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Dispositivos de inhalación para asma y EPOC : una revisión de la literatura [PDF]
, 2019 Las investigaciones recientes se han concentrado en el desarrollo de nuevos dispositivos de inhalación. La innovación ha mejorado los inhaladores de dosis medida, polvo seco o respiración controlada y los nebulizadores.
Rincón, Marian, Rosselli, Diego
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, 2021 Background: Adherence to therapy has been reported worldwide as a major problem, and that is particularly relevant on inhaled therapy for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), considering its barriers and features.
Monteiro, Constança Lourenço Pelicho
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In Vitro Evaluation oF Aerosol Drug Delivery With And Without High Flow Nasal Cannula Using Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler And Jet Nebulizer in Pediatrics [PDF]
, 2012 Background: HFNC system is a novel device used with aerosol therapy and seems to be rapidly accepted. Although there are some studies conducted on HFNC and vibrating mesh nebulizer, the effect of HFNC on aerosol delivery using jet nebulizer or ...
Alalwan, Mahmood A
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Combination formoterol and budesonide as maintenance and reliever therapy versus combination inhaler maintenance for chronic asthma in adults and children. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Asthma is characterised by chronic inflammation of the airways and recurrent exacerbations with wheezing, chest tightness and cough. Treatment with inhaled steroids and bronchodilators often results in good control of symptoms, prevention of ...
Ferrara, G +3 more
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Nebulised hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants (Review) [PDF]
, 2013 Acute viral bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants up to two years old. Currently there is no effective treatment so standard treatment remains supportive care.
Klassen, Terry P. +3 more
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Ice Lithography: Recent Progress Opens a New Frontier of Opportunities
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This review focuses on recent advancements in ice lithography, including breakthroughs in compatible precursors and substrates, processes and applications, hardware, and digital methods. Moreover, it offers a roadmap to uncover innovation opportunities for ice lithography in fields such as biological, nanoengineering and microsystems, biophysics and ...
Bingdong Chang +9 more
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Measurement of tracheal temperature is not a reliable index of total respiratory heat loss in mechanically ventilated patients [PDF]
, 2000 BACKGROUND: Minimizing total respiratory heat loss is an important goal during mechanical ventilation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether changes in tracheal temperature (a clinical parameter that is easy to measure) are reliable ...
Albanèse, Jacques +5 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.A vapor‐based porous coating applied within nitinol tubes demonstrated complete suppression of cellular and tissue ingrowth, overcoming a major limitation of implantable interstitial fluid collection devices. Molecular channeling and diffusion are analyzed with probe molecules, showing reliable transport in vitro and in vivo. The coating also achieved >
Yu‐Ming Chang +8 more
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Exploring the implications of different approaches to estimate centre-level adherence using objective adherence data in an adult cystic fibrosis centre - a retrospective observational study [PDF]
, 2019 Background Accurate centre-level medication adherence measurement allows identification of highly performing CF centres, drives shared learning and informs quality improvement.
Campbell, M.J. +4 more
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