BACKGROUND: Continuous albuterol nebulization has become the standard of care for
patients with status asthmaticus. Predictable albuterol delivery is paramount for effective …

Background and objectives: Continuous albuterol nebulization (CAN) is a therapeutic
modality available to treat status asthmaticus. Currently, CAN may be administered using a …

Although nebulizers can vary widely in performance, there is no uniformly accepted method
for bench testing these devices. In the present study, we compared three bench methods of …

BACKGROUND: To understand the fate of aerosols delivered by high-flow nasal cannula
using continuous nebulization, an open-source anatomical model was developed and …

Background Medication nebulizers are commonly used to delivery aerosolized medications
to patients with respiratory disease. We evaluated output and respirable aerosol available to …

Twenty patients (six severe asthma, 14 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD) were
referred forconsideration of domiciliary nebulized treatment. A double blind laboratory …

Nebulizers: Principles and Performance Page 1 Nebulizers: Principles and Performance Dean
R Hess PhD RRT FAARC Introduction Pneumatic Nebulizers Principle of Operation Clinically …

Most physicians and respiratory therapists are knowledgeable of the use of aerosolized
drugs, but many are less familiar with the performance characteristics of the nebulizer. In …

BACKGROUND: A new holding chamber was designed to be used with the Aerogen Solo
nebulizer to increase the aerosol emitted that reach the patient. The aim of this study was to …

The quality of the aerosol generated by a nebulizer system is a function of its design,
operating parameters, and the drug formulation to be aerosolized. The aerosolized drug …