Incorrect use of inhalation devices among patients with bronchial asthma. A hospital-based cross-sectional study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

CONCLUSIONS: Less than half of the sample performed the inhalation technique correctly. Incorrect inhalation technique was related to lower number of evaluations of the use of the inhalation device and uncontrolled asthma. PMID: 30110076 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30110076?dopt=Abstract

Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - August 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Pessôa CLC, Mattos MJDS, Alho ARM, Fischmann MM, Côrtes ACC, Mendes FO, Haerdy BM, Brignol SMS Tags: Sao Paulo Med J Source Type: research