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. 1972 May 20;106(10):1081–1084.

Effects of ultrasonic nebulization on pulmonary mechanics and blood gases in obstructive disease

S Rao, Mary E Rose, A Rosenberg, B J Sproule
PMCID: PMC1940706  PMID: 5032142

Abstract

Administration of ultrasonically nebulized mist to 17 patients with obstructive lung disease resulted in a temporary deterioration of mechanical lung function with decreases in vital capacity (VC), forced expired volume in one second expressed as a percentage of VC (FEV1%), and compliance and with increased inspiratory and expiratory airway resistance. Despite hyperventilation there was an associated decrease in arterial oxygen tension. Although concomitant administration of a bronchodilator afforded protection against the bronchospastic reaction, blood gas derangements were still provoked.

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