title: [Assessment of physicians' and nurses' knowledge and practices of aerosol therapy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aerosol therapy is an efficient, but complex procedure. National and international practice guidelines are regularly updated. However, only a few studies have assessed the application of guidelines by users. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and practices of physicians and nurses regarding these guidelines.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two self-administered questionnaires were designed by a working team and presented to physicians and nurses of four university hospitals in Paris. A pharmacy resident collected and analyzed the data with the aid of an online survey website.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 481 physicians and nurses completed the questionnaires (33 % of physicians and 67 % of nurses). Only 241/480 physicians and nurses (50 %) knew that several intravenous drugs cannot be nebulized. Ninety-four of 422 (22 %) of them always choose oxygen as the driving gas and 239/311 nurses (77 %) think that single use nebulizers can be re-used for the same patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This survey shows that many physicians and nurses lack knowledge and use inappropriate practices. Based on these results, a booklet has been designed by the working team. This booklet should help health professionals to harmonize practices across hospitals and to follow the guidelines correctly.
authors.affiliation: Service de pharmacie, hôpitaux universitaires Est-Parisien, AP-HP, site Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eychenne
authors.affiliation: Service de pharmacie, hôpitaux universitaires Est-Parisien, AP-HP, site Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaouadi
authors.affiliation: Service de pharmacie, hôpitaux universitaires Est-Parisien, AP-HP, site Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Macquart de Terline
authors.affiliation: Service de pharmacie, hôpitaux universitaires Est-Parisien, AP-HP, site Armand-Trousseau, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fratta
authors.affiliation: Service de pharmacie, hôpitaux universitaires Est-Parisien, AP-HP, site Rothschild, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laribe-Caget
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpitaux universitaires Est-Parisien, AP-HP, site Tenon, 75020 Paris, France; Faculté de médecine, UPMC, université Paris 6, Sorbonne universités, 75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Steichen
authors.affiliation: Service de pharmacie, hôpitaux universitaires Est-Parisien, AP-HP, site Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France; Département de pharmacie clinique, faculté de pharmacie, université Paris Sud, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Service de pharmacie, hôpitaux universitaires Est-Parisien, AP-HP, site Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France. Electronic address: marie.antignac@aphp.fr.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antignac
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000336:Aerosols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols
keywords: Aérosolthérapie; Clinical practice guidelines; Connaissance; Drug aerosol therapy; Guide de bonnes pratiques cliniques; Knowledge; Pratique professionnelle; Professional practice; Questionnaire