Clinical Nebulizer Guidelines Within the European Respiratory Society

Development of Clinical Nebulizer Guidelines Within the European Respiratory Society 

A decision to establish an ERS Task Force to draft clinical nebulizer guidelines was made by the ERS executive in early 1998. Technical (34) and clinical workshops (35) have since helped formulate draft guidelines, which will be submitted to the ERS Executive in 2000. An important aspect of the ERS nebulizer guidelines is that they will recommend performance data obtained from European standard methodology to help guide clinicians in chosing a suitable nebulizer system. 

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The new generation of nebulizer technology requires a more comprehensive study and dissemination of in vitro test results to characterize performance. Clinicians could then use in vitro-based assessments of output in deciding which system is most appropriate for their application. 

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