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Spirituality In Nursing Practice, Regina Conway-Phillips
Spirituality In Nursing Practice, Regina Conway-Phillips
Nursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works
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Treatment Of Asthma Exacerbations With The Human-Powered Nebuliser: A Randomised Parallel-Group Clinical Trial, M Therese Lysaught, Christopher J. Hallberg, Rene Antonio Najarro, Fausto Cea Gill, Clara Villatoro, Ana Celia Diaz De Uriarte, Lars E. Olson
Treatment Of Asthma Exacerbations With The Human-Powered Nebuliser: A Randomised Parallel-Group Clinical Trial, M Therese Lysaught, Christopher J. Hallberg, Rene Antonio Najarro, Fausto Cea Gill, Clara Villatoro, Ana Celia Diaz De Uriarte, Lars E. Olson
Institute of Pastoral Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Aims: The aim of this study was to compare a low-cost, human-powered nebuliser compressor with an electric nebuliser compressor for the treatment of mild to moderate asthma exacerbations in adults and children.
Methods: This was a non-blinded, parallel-group, equivalence study, with 110 subjects between 6 and 65 years of age, conducted in the emergency department of a district hospital in Ilopango, El Salvador. Participants were assigned by random allocation to receive a 2.5-mg dose of salbutamol from the experimental human-powered nebuliser or the electric nebuliser control. All assigned participants completed treatment and were included in analysis. The study was not …
Characterization Of A Human Powered Nebulizer Compressor For Resource Poor Settings, Christopher J. Hallberg, M Therese Lysaught, Christopher E. Zmudka, William K. Kopesky, Lars E. Olson
Characterization Of A Human Powered Nebulizer Compressor For Resource Poor Settings, Christopher J. Hallberg, M Therese Lysaught, Christopher E. Zmudka, William K. Kopesky, Lars E. Olson
Institute of Pastoral Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Respiratory disease accounts for three of the ten leading causes of death worldwide. Many of these diseases can be treated and diagnosed using a nebulizer. Nebulizers can also be used to safely and efficiently deliver vaccines. Unfortunately, commercially available nebulizers are not designed for use in regions of the world where lung disease is most prevalent: they are electricity-dependent, cost-prohibitive, and not built to be reliable in harsh operating conditions or under frequent use.
To overcome these limitations, the Human Powered Nebulizer compressor (HPN) was developed. The HPN does not require electricity; instead airflow is generated manually through a hand-crank …