Comparison of two methods of administering bronchodilator aerosol to asthmatic patients.
In 78 patients with chronic asthma the increase in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV-1) after the administration by intermittent positive-pressure ventilation (I.P.P.V.) of 10 mg of salbutamol was compared with that recorded after the inhalation of a conventional dose (200 mug) from a pressurized canister. The mean increase was significantly greater after I.P.P.V. administration, and the superiority of this method was greatest in patients with the lowest pretreatment FEV-1.
D000328:Adult; D000336:Aerosols; D000368:Aged; D000403:Airway Resistance; D000420:Albuterol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007384:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D013147:Spirometry
D000336:Aerosols; D000420:Albuterol