First author [Ref.] | Ultrasonic nebuliser characteristics | Induction procedure |
Nebuliser® (manufacturer) | Output mL·min−1 | Particle size µm | Bronchodilator# pretreatment µg | Saline inhalation |
Concentration % | Duration of inhalation min |
Each period | Total | Mean |
Pin 1 | Fisoneb (Fisons, Pickering, Ontario, Canada) | 0.6 | 5.9 | 200 | 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 | 5 | 30 | 30.0 |
Gibson 2 | Timeter MP500 (Oregon Scientific, Pike, PA, USA) | 2.5 | 2.6 | None | 4.5 | 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8 | ≤16 | NA |
Fahy 13 | DeVilbiss 65 (DeVilbiss Corp., Somerset, PA, USA) | 2.4 | 4.5 | 200 | 3.0 | 20 | 20 | 20.0 |
Iredale 18 | Mistogen (Mistogen Equipment Co., Lancaster, PA, USA) | 1.2 | 1.9 | None | 0.9, 4.5 | 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 | ≤30 | 15.7 |
Popov 23 | Fisoneb (Fisons) | 0.87 | 5.6 | 200 | 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 | 7.0 | 21 | 21.0 |
Bacci 24 | Sirius (Technomed, Florence, Italy) | 1.1 | 2.8 | None | 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 | 5.0 | ≤30 | 10.0+ |
Maestrelli 25 | Mistogen EN 145 Electronic Nebulizer (Mistogen Equipment Co., Oakland, CA, USA) | 1.2 | 1.9 | 200 | 3.0, 4.0 | 10 | ≤20 | NA |
in′t Veen 26 | DeVilbiss UN 2000 (DeVilbiss Corp.) | 2.5 | 4.5 | 400 | 4.5 | 5.0 | ≤30 | NA |
Keatings 27 | DeVilbiss UN 99 (DeVilbiss Corp.) | 6.2 | 4.5 | 200 | 3.0 | 5.0 | ≤25 | 15 |
Holz 28 | OMRON NEU06 (Omron Corp., Tokyo, Japan) | 1.7 | 4.9 | 200 | 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 | 10 | 30 | 30.0 |
Spanevello 29 | DeVilbiss 65 (DeVilbiss Corp.) | 2.4 | 4.5 | 400 | 4.5 | 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 | 31 | 31.0 |
Louis 30 | DeVilbiss UN 99 (DeVilbiss Corp.) | 3.0 | 4.5 | 200 | 4.5 | 5.0 | ≤20 | NA |
Brightling 31 | Medix (Clement Clarke International Ltd, Harlow, UK) | 0.9 | 5.5 | 200 | 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 | 5.0 | 15 | 15.0 |