Objective To determine the effect of inspiratory time and inspiratory flow pattern on albuterol
delivery by aerosol during mechanical ventilation. Design A ventilator was connected to a …

Despite a decline in the Australian overall asthma mortality, near‐fatal/critical asthma
continues to be a significant management issue for emergency physicians and intensivists …

Inhaled bronchodilators are routinely administered to mechanically ventilated patients to
relieve dyspnea and reverse bronchoconstriction. A lower percentage of the nominal dose …

Nebulising a bronchodilator during non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is effective but there is a
lack of consensus on the system to use because comparator in vivo studies in these patients …

Inhaled aerosol therapies are the mainstay of treatment of obstructive lung diseases.
Aerosol devices deliver drugs rapidly and directly into the airways, allowing high local drug …

Background Lung deposition of intravenous cephalosporins is low. The lung deposition of
equivalent doses of ceftazidime administered either intravenously or by ultrasonic …

Simple Summary Administration of inhaled salbutamol via metered-dose inhalers can
effectively treat bronchoconstriction. Different devices are used for the delivery of this drug in …

Endotracheal Tube Deposition of Aerosol from Metered-Dose Inhalers Endotracheal Tube
Deposition of Aerosol from Jet Nebulizers Endotracheal Tube Deposition of Aerosol with …

In 18 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease intubated and mechanically
ventilated, we prospectively randomized 200 μ g fenoterol-80 μ g ipratropium bromide (four …

Objectives: To delineate the costs of care of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD) and respiratory failure and to compare them with those of other …