Hess D R
Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Respir Care. 2000 Jun;45(6):609-22.
Nebulizers have been used clinically for many years. Despite the increasing use of metered-dose inhalers and dry powder inhalers, it is likely that nebulizers will continue to be used in selected patients. A number of factors affect nebulizer performance, and these should be appreciated by clinicians who use these devices. Several new designs have recently become available that improve the performance of the nebulizer, but their cost-effectiveness remains to be determined.
雾化器已在临床使用多年。尽管定量吸入器和干粉吸入器的使用日益增加，但雾化器很可能仍会在特定患者中继续使用。有许多因素会影响雾化器的性能，使用这些设备的临床医生应该了解这些因素。最近有几种新设计可供使用，它们改善了雾化器的性能，但其成本效益仍有待确定。
