Does Valved Holding Chamber Improve Aerosol Lung Deposition with a Jet Nebulizer? A Randomized Crossover Study

• Main Authors: Luciana Alcoforado (Author), Dulciane Nunes Paiva (Author), Arzu Ari (Author), Jacqueline de Melo Barcelar (Author), Simone Cristina Soares Brandão (Author), James B. Fink (Author), Armele Dornelas de Andrade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Using valved holding chambers (VHC) during aerosol therapy has been reported to improve the inhaled dose with various aerosol devices, including vibrating mesh nebulizers. The aim of this study was to quantify the pulmonary deposition of a jet nebulizer (JN) with and without a VHC, and a mesh nebuli...