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Abstract
SUCTIONING PRIOR TO THE INHALED BRONCHODILATOR THERAPY AMONG MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENTS: A FORGOTTEN CRITICAL CARE NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE?
Konstantinos Giakoumidakis*, Parthena Ifantopoulou and Theodoros Katsoulas
ABSTRACT
Inhaled bronchodilator therapy is a common practice for critically ill intubated patients who supported via mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICU).[1] An item of high significance for the scientific community is whether the prescribed dose of the inhaled bronchodilators has been fully administered to patients due to problems regarding the effective delivery of these drugs in mechanically ventilated patients.[2] It is believed that nebulized drug therapy may be less effective in mechanically ventilated patients compared with those spontaneously breathing.[3]
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