Abstract. The interplay of bio-aerosol dispersion and impact, meteorology, air quality is gaining increasing interest in the wide spectrum atmospheric sciences. Experiments conducted inside confined artificial environments, such as simulation chambers (ASCs), where conditions composition are controlled, can provide valuable information on viability, dispersion, impact. We focus here reproducibl...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Continuous administration of aerosolized beta 2-agonists has been suggested as an effective treatment for severe reversible airways disease. To facilitate continuous therapy and avoid a feed system for small-volume nebulizers (SVNs), a large-volume medication nebulizer (Vortran HEART) was developed. The goal of this study was to determine actual drug delivery of the HE...

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...

Inhaled therapies have been used since ancient times and may have had their origins with the smoking of datura preparations in India 4,000 years ago. In the late 18th and in the 19th century, earthenware inhalers were popular for the inhalation of air drawn through infusions of plants and other ingredients. Atomizers and nebulizers were developed in the mid-1800s in France and were thought to b...

abstract background: formation of biofilm and bacterial colonization within the endotracheal tube (ett) are significant sources of airway contamination and play a role in the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap). this study was conducted to examine the effect of nebulized eucalyptus (ne) on bacterial colonization of ett biofilm. materials and methods: we performed a randomized c...

A case of Pseudomonas pneumonia developing in a patient on treatment for status asthmaticus is described. The use of broad spectrum antibiotics, high dose steroids and humidifiers or nebulizers may be of aetiological importance. Pseudomonas pneumonia is increasing in prevalence although it has not previously been described in association with status asthmaticus. It carries a high mortality and ...