Spacer devices for inhaled therapy: why use them, and how?

We present an extensive review of the literature to date pertaining to the rationale for using a spacer/valved holding chamber (VHC) to deliver inhaled therapy from a pressurised, metered-dose inhaler, a discussion of how the properties of individual devices may vary according to their physical char...

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Main Authors: Walter Vincken, Mark L. Levy, Jane Scullion, Omar S. Usmani, P.N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Chris J. Corrigan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2018-06-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/4/2/00065-2018.full