[The use of spacer devices as an innovative approach in the treatment of asthma].
In recent years the therapy of childhood asthma has progressively improved; in fact we passed from the exclusive use of oral or parenteral therapy to the prevalent use of aerosol-therapy. The aerosol therapeutic use can be carry out by traditional inhalation devices or by spacer devices (or simply spacers). The spacers have a low price and they allow a better effectiveness of the therapy for the good diffusibility of the drugs. Besides the children usually show a good compliance with this method. We studied the different effectiveness of a beta 2-stimulant drug given by traditional aerosol or by spacer devices. Our data seem to encourage the use of spacers in childhood asthma for the real better effectiveness and for the reduced rate and severity of systemic effects of inhaled drugs.
Chiaretti
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Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Italia.
Pullano
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A
Drigo
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L
Loizzo
M
M
Bizzarri
C
C
Polidori
G
G
D000208:Acute Disease; D000336:Aerosols; D000420:Albuterol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D013997:Time Factors
D000336:Aerosols; D000420:Albuterol
L'uso degli spaziatori come innovativo approccio nella terapia dell'asma.