title: Effectiveness of a breath-actuated nebulizer device on asthma care in the pediatric emergency department.
abstract: The breath-actuated nebulizer (BAN) is a new respiratory device to deliver short-acting β-agonists to patients with asthma exacerbations. This pediatric convenience sample experimental study compares the BAN with conventional nebulizers and demonstrates that the BAN allows for shorter treatment times to achieve improved clinical asthma scores with less albuterol, shorter emergency department length of stay, and fewer hospitalizations.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29403, USA. titusda@musc.edu
authors.forename: M Olivia
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Titus
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eady
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: C Michael
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bowman
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000293:Adolescent; D000420:Albuterol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D000420:Albuterol