Side lying during nebulisation can significantly improve apical deposition in healthy adults and adults with mild cystic fibrosis lung disease: a randomised crossover trial

Side lying during nebulisation can significantly improve apical deposition in healthy adults and adults with mild cystic fibrosis lung disease: a randomised crossover trial

Abstract Background In people with and without Cystic Fibrosis (CF), does side lying during nebulisation change: the proportion of the dose loaded in the nebuliser that is deposited in the lungs; the uniformity of deposition throughout the lungs; or the apical drug density as a percentage of the dru...

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Main Authors: Ruth L. Dentice, Mark R. Elkins, Jordan Verschuer, Stefan Eberl, Genevieve Dwyer, Peter T. P. Bye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Cystic fibrosis
Body position
Lung deposition
Physical therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0886-7

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