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SUBMITTER: Taylor TE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5794789 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Taylor Terence E TE Zigel Yaniv Y Egan Clarice C Hughes Fintan F Costello Richard W RW Reilly Richard B RB
Scientific reports 20180201 1
Many patients make critical user technique errors when using pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) which reduce the clinical efficacy of respiratory medication. Such critical errors include poor actuation coordination (poor timing of medication release during inhalation) and inhaling too fast (peak inspiratory flow rate over 90 L/min). Here, we present a novel audio-based method that objectively assesses patient pMDI user technique. The Inhaler Compliance Assessment device was employed to re ...[more]