Scintigraphic assessment of radio-aerosol pulmonary deposition with the acapella positive expiratory pressure device and various nebulizer configurations

Respiratory Care

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 328-333

  Mesquita, Fabrício O S ^a   Galindo Filho, Valdecir C ^a   Neto, João Luis F ^a   Galvão, André M ^a   Brandão, Simone C S ^a   Fink, James B ^b,c   Dornelas de Andrade, Armèle ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Division of Respiratory Therapy School of Health Professions Georgia State University ^*

Author keywords

Aerosol; Aerosol deposition; Nebulizer; Oscillatory; Positive expiratory pressure; Pulmonary scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

PENTETIC ACID; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL; TECHNETIUM 99M; AEROSOL;

ACAPELLA POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE VENTILATOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC SPIROMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANOMETER; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE VENTILATOR; PULMONARY AEROSOL DEPOSITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SCINTIGRAPHY; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; AEROSOL; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LUNG; NEBULIZER; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SCINTISCANNING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895503927     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02291     Document Type: Article

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