Lung deposition of radiolabeled Ventoline (chlorofluorocarbon salbutamol, GlaxoSmithKline) pressurized metered-dose inhaler administered via the three spacer devices was measured in an animal ...

Additional treatment consisted of intravenous methylprednisolone (1 mg/kg), oxygen (6 L/min via mask if SaO 2 was <93%). Patients were then randomized to receive an intravenous infusion of either ...

Aside from removing the problem of co-ordinating activation of pMDIs with inhalation, the use of a spacer augments the ... of the valve-holding chamber and mask, which was being used to deliver ...