Overview of nebuliser treatment

MF Muers - Thorax, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Historical perspective tal were not introduced until the 1960s. 3 More recently, equipment
development has focused The word “nebuliser (from the Latin “nebula”, mist) was first used …

The science of nebulised drug delivery

C O'Callaghan, PW Barry - Thorax, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Effective nebuliser therapy requires a device distinguished from a simple atomiser by the
incorporation of baffles which selectively rethat repeatedly and quickly delivers sufficient …

Selecting and using nebuliser equipment

AH Kendrick, EC Smith, RS Wilson - Thorax, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim of nebuliser therapy when determining the fill volume required to deliver a drug to a
patient. 9 The aim of nebuliser therapy is to deliver a therapeutic dose of the desired drug in …

Assessment of jet nebulisers for lung aerosol therapy

MM Clay, SP Newman, D Pavia, T Lennard-Jones - The Lancet, 1983 - Elsevier
The effect on nebuliser output of varying the flow rate of compressed air driving the device
and the volume of respirator solution used was investigated in four brands of jet nebuliser …

An In Vitro Method for Determining Regional Dosages Delivered by Jet Nebulizers

KW Stapleton, WH Finlay… - Journal of aerosol …, 1994 - liebertpub.com
ABSTRACT A methodology for determining the regional dosages delivered to the respiratory
tract by a jet nebulizer is presented and applied to the DeVilbiss PulmoNeb® disposable …

Factors influencing the size distribution of aerosols from jet nebulisers.

MM Clay, D Pavia, SP Newman, SW Clarke - Thorax, 1983 - thorax.bmj.com
The size distribution of saline and bronchodilator (terbutaline) aerosol droplets generated
from four widely used jet nebulisers (Acorn, Upmist, Turret, and Inspiron Mini-neb) has been …

Nebuliser therapy in childhood

PW Barry, C O'Callaghan - Thorax, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Jet and ultrasonic nebulisers continue to be of medications and this may reduce the
deposition of the drug in the periphery of the lungs. The value in childhood. Nebulised …

Nebulisers for bronchiectasis

DC Currie - Thorax, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Almost all patients with bronchiectasis ex-modern chest physiotherapy were evaluated in a
randomised study10 of eight patients with pectorate sputum intermittently or daily. The …

Wastage of drug from nebulisers: a review

MM Clay, SW Clarke - Journal of the Royal Society of …, 1987 - journals.sagepub.com
Jet nebulisers are traditionally the oldest devices used to generate therapeutic aerosols.
Originally made of glass and operated by manually compressing a handbulb in a similar …

European Respiratory Society Guidelines on the use of nebulizers: Guidelines prepared by a European Respiratory Society Task Force on the use of nebulizers

J Boe, JH Dennis, BR O'driscoll… - European …, 2001 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) recognizes that there are an increasing number of
national and international guidelines for the management of asthma, chronic obstructive …