May 15, 2005 · Summary: Double-blind, randomized studies in patients with acute exacerbations of asthma have demonstrated that higher doses of albuterol delivered by MDI+VHC (4-10 puffs per dose) are as effective as 2.5 mg of albuterol sulfate delivered by SVN.

Using radioaerosol techniques, we compared the lung deposition of these devices (expressed as a percentage of medication placed in the SVN or as a percentage of medication in five puffs from the MDI) in six trained subjects.

The studies compared an MDI and nebulizer for aerosol bronchodilator delivery, with two studies utilizing a single short acting beta2‐agonist (albuterol) delivered in either a single dose or successively increasing doses (Manthous 1993).

Jan 6, 2025 · Albuterol inhalation is used to treat or prevent bronchospasm, or narrowing of the airways in the lungs, in people with asthma or certain types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is also used to prevent exercise-induced bronchospasm.

A high-efficiency SVN nebulizer gets more medication to the patient faster than a standard neb—up to 70% faster. 1 Medication is delivered with the gas source set at an 8-10 L/min flow rate using two one-way valves to prevent aerosol loss.

Detailed explanation on how to write orders for inhaled albuterol and a nebulizer machine for both children and adults.

In analysis of our respiratory care services, we found that small volume nebulizer (SVN) therapy was still a major portion of our workload. We instituted a protocol to convert to metered dose inhaler (MDI) therapy.

Delivery of albuterol by MDI+VHC is at least as effective as delivery by SVN and is faster, more convenient, and less expensive. A policy to switch patients from SVN to MDI+VHC for bronchodilator administration at one hospital met with limited success.

Objective: Four-hour comparison of the bronchodilator response of albuterol administered via metered-dose inhaler (MDI) with spacer versus small-volume nebulizer (SVN) to mechanically ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

May 15, 2005 · Double-blind, randomized studies in patients with acute exacerbations of asthma have demonstrated that higher doses of albuterol delivered by MDI+VHC (4–10 puffs per dose) are as effective as 2.5 mg of albuterol sulfate delivered by SVN.