Background The proliferation of inhaler devices has resulted in a confusing number of
choices for clinicians who are selecting a delivery device for aerosol therapy. There are …

Background In acute asthma inhaled beta₂‐agonists are often administered by nebuliser to
relieve bronchospasm, but some have argued that metered‐dose inhalers with a holding …

A collaboration of multidisciplinary experts on the delivery of pharmaceutical aerosols was
facilitated by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the International Society for …

Objectives: To provide physicians with current guidelines for the diagnosis and optimal
management of asthma in children and adults, including pregnant women and the elderly, in …

Purpose: To review critically the available data on diagnostic evaluation, risk stratification,
and therapeutic management of patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive …

Excerpt▪ Objective: To determine whether published cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit
analyses have adhered to basic analytic principles.▪ Design: Structured methodologie …

Study objectives To critically review the available data on the diagnostic evaluation, risk
stratification, and therapeutic management of patients with acute exacerbations of COPD …

Objective: To compare the effect of bronchodilator delivery by use of a metered-dose inhaler
(MDI) or wet nebulizer on objective measurements of acute airflow obstruction in adult …

Despite advancing knowledge of the pathophysiology and treatment of asthma, asthma
morbidity and mortality are on the rise. To help avert this trend, clinicians and patients must …

Study objective To compare the effectiveness of administration of albuterol by nebulizer or
by a metered-dose inhaler having a holding chamber attachment (hereafter “inhaler”) for …