The effect of heliox-driven bronchodilator aerosol therapy on pulmonary function tests in patients with asthma

R Bag, V Bandi, RE Fromm Jr, KK Guntupalli - Journal of Asthma, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
… Our results show that in patients with asthma, albuterol nebulizer therapybronchodilator
therapy improves PFTs in asthmatics significantly more then air-driven bronchodilator therapy. …

Aerosol therapy in mechanically ventilated patients: recent advances and new techniques

JB Fink, R Dhand - Seminars in respiratory and critical care …, 2000 - thieme-connect.com
… The advantages of aerosol therapy include a smaller dose, … Inhaled bronchodilators are
routinely used with mechanically … the humidifier for routine bronchodilator therapy. However, …

Aerosol therapy in acute and chronic respiratory disease

WF Miller - Archives of Internal Medicine, 1973 - jamanetwork.com
… Studies in our laboratory indicate that this effect is greatest with bronchodilator agents … of
the pioneer work in the field of aerosol therapy. Antibiotic aerosols have been used with varying …

Inhaled bronchodilator therapy in mechanically ventilated patients

R Dhand, MJ Tobin - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical …, 1997 - atsjournals.org
… potential patient costs of aerosol therapy in their hospital by $300,000 annually (61). … To
our knowledge, the efficacy and safety of continuous nebulization of bronchodilator aerosols

[PDF][PDF] Device selection and outcomes of aerosol therapy: Evidence-based guidelines

DR Hess, P Anderson, R Dhand, JL Rau… - Chest, 2005 - academia.edu
… there is no evidence that either device is superior to the other for bronchodilator therapy. …
should consider in selecting a particular therapeutic aerosol delivery device for their patients in …

Practical problems with aerosol therapy in COPD

JL Rau - Respiratory care, 2006 - rc.rcjournal.com
… existing variety of aerosol devices means that … bronchodilator delivery, along with one or
more models of DPI for long-acting bronchodilator therapy and/or inhaled corticosteroid therapy, …

Air and soul: the science and application of aerosol therapy

BK Rubin - Respiratory care, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
… Although the most common use of aerosol therapy is for using bronchodilators and
inhaled corticosteroids, there are a large number of other medications that are being given by …

Cost-benefit comparison of aerosol bronchodilator delivery methods in hospitalized patients

AC Jasper, Z Mohsenifar, S Kahan, HS Goldberg… - Chest, 1987 - Elsevier
… differences or by concomitant non-aerosol therapy. Duration of hospital stay was also …
aerosol therapy if MDI/DED were to replace UDN as the standard mode of aerosol bronchodilator

Aerosol therapy of reversible airflow obstruction: Concepts and clinical applications

MT Newhouse, M Dolovich - Chest, 1987 - journal.chestnet.org
… The notion that bronchodilator aerosols delivered by … In such patients, aerosol therapy can
usually be accomplished by … ml valved aerosol holding chamber into which the aerosol can be …

Device selection and outcomes of aerosol therapy: evidence-based guidelines: American College of Chest Physicians/American College of Asthma, Allergy, and …

MB Dolovich, RC Ahrens, DR Hess, P Anderson… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
… a delivery device for aerosol therapy. There are advantages and … device is superior to the
other for bronchodilator therapy. … in selecting a particular therapeutic aerosol delivery device for …