Effects of Inhaled Fenoterol and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure on the Respiratory Mechanics of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | Zendy

Claude Guérin | Zendy; Pierre-Guy Durand | Zendy; Cécile Pereira | Zendy; JeanChristophe Richard | Zendy; Jean-Charles Poupelin | Zendy; Stéphane Lemasson | Zendy; Michel Badet | Zendy; F. Philit | Zendy; Laurent Vecellio | Zendy; G. Chantrel | Zendy

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Effects of Inhaled Fenoterol and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure on the Respiratory Mechanics of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Author(s) -

Claude Guérin,

Pierre-Guy Durand,

Cécile Pereira,

JeanChristophe Richard,

Jean-Charles Poupelin,

Stéphane Lemasson,

Michel Badet,

F. Philit,

Laurent Vecellio,

G. Chantrel

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2005/278621

Subject(s) - medicine , fenoterol , copd , positive end expiratory pressure , anesthesia , airway resistance , inhalation , nebulizer , respiratory system , respiratory physiology , lung volumes , lung , airway , mechanical ventilation , asthma

During acute ventilatory failure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), applying external positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPe) will reopen small airways and, thus, may enhance peripheral deposition as well as the physiological effects of inhaled beta-2 agonists.

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