Minimizing Variability of Cascade Impaction Measurements in Inhalers and Nebulizers

Wet nebulizers vs metered dose inhalers.

be developed before transferring patients from ICU to other areas offering lower levels of intensive care" is appropriate. Our article, however, focused on the need to develop criteria that can be applied to presenting patients to evaluate whether or not they would benefit from ICU, or if, in fact they would progress equally well or better in an alternative setting with less intensive levels of...

Inhalers and nebulizers: which to choose and why.

It is obvious that many factors should be considered when an inhaler is prescribed. Based upon the information discussed above, a rational inhaler strategy could be as follows: (1) Children < or = 5 years and elderly patients are prescribed a spacer with a valve system (and a face mask for the children) for the delivery of all drugs. When they are severely obstructed, some may need a nebulizer....

[Metered-dose inhalers with home-made spacers versus nebulizers to treat moderate wheezing attacks in children].

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of salbutamol administration by metered-dose inhaler with a home-made spacer versus jet nebulizer in children with moderate wheezing attacks. MATERIAL AND METHODS A randomized, single-blinded trial was performed with a convenience sample of children presenting wheezing. The children were enrolled in an emergency room and randomly assigned to one of two t...

Nebulizers versus pressurized metered-dose inhalers in preschool children with wheezing.

QUESTION In my office, I frequently encounter children with wheezing. When I prescribe inhaled bronchodilators for preschool children, what is the recommended method of delivery--a nebulizer or a spacer? ANSWER The pressurized metered-dose inhaler with a spacer is an effective method of delivering inhaled drugs to young children. Children younger than 5 years of age will require the additiona...

Clinical inquiries. Are inhalers with spacers better than nebulizers for children with asthma?