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Effect of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate when using Mask and Mouthpiece Nebulization in adult Asthmatics

Sreekanth Komath Mohan, Shashidhar Kotian M, Udayakumar Rao, Praveen B. M., Namitha R, Moyin Kutty Kuzhinhodiyil, Bushna Bavumon

Abstract: Asthma is a clinical condition characterized by airway obstruction, partially or fully reversible either by itself or with therapy; airway inflammation; and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to various stimuli. Peak expiratory flow (PEF) is a useful method of monitoring changes or trends in the patient's lung function. Aerosol administration by a mouthpiece rather than a facemask is generally preferred due to improved drug delivery to the lungs by as much as twofold. Methodology: This prospective Interventional study was carried out at Calicut, Kerala, in a Tertiary care Hospital. Adult male and female asthmatic patients between the ages of 18 and 60 participated in the study. A total number of 74 subjects was taken from the medical wards. Nebulization using a mouthpiece, or a nebulization mask was used to administer the participants' prescribed bronchodilators (salbutamol) thus to assess the effect of nebulization, PEFR was carried out using both methods of nebulization. Results: Comparison of the PEF mask and Mouthpiece was estimated separately with pre- and post-values. that difference was found to be statistically very highly significant (p<0.001). Similarly, the Mean PEF mouthpiece was 144.662 at pre and 173.311 at post having a difference of 28.649 and was found to be statistically very highly significant. (p<0.001). Similarly, at post-session, the difference between the PEF mask and PEF Mouth piece technique was 16.149 and that also was found to be statistically significant (p<0.001).

Keywords: Asthma, Nebulization, PEFR, Mouthpiece, Mask

Edition: Volume 13 Issue 2, February 2024

Pages: 751 - 754

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.21275/SR24208123236

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