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ArticleCanadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR2022

Hypertonic saline jet nebulization breathing treatments produce a predictable quantity of aerosolized sodium chloride for inhalation.

Martin J Flores, MaTais Caldwell, Kalysa D Passmore, Megan Denney, James M Carr, Kerri Carr, Jeremy M Carr

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Article in Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Martin J FloresCentral Alabama Community College, Alexander City, AL.
MaTais CaldwellCentral Alabama Community College, Alexander City, AL.
Kalysa D PassmoreCentral Alabama Community College, Alexander City, AL.
Megan DenneyCentral Alabama Community College, Alexander City, AL.
James M CarrKeBa, LLC, Research Division, Dadeville, AL.
Kerri CarrCentral Alabama Community College, Alexander City, AL.
Jeremy M CarrCentral Alabama Community College, Alexander City, AL.

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Abstract

purposeThe amount of sodium chloride (NaCl) that escapes a nebulizer cup, intended for patient inhalation, during a 5-min hypertonic saline jet nebulization (HSJN) breathing treatment is apparently unknown in the pure and applied scientific literature. This study aimed to address this void by focusing on NaCl mass changes prior to and after a typical HSJN breathing treatment using an ordinary household, medical-grade air compressor. RESEARCH

methodsSaline solutions of varying concentrations were nebulized to room air for 5 min. Pre- and post-nebulization NaCl concentrations were determined from measured conductivities via calibration curve. The resulting data were used to quantify NaCl mass changed from the beginning and end of a typical HSJN breathing treatment. MAIN

findingsConductivity was a reliable metric in NaCl concentrations ranging from 2.10 × 10

conclusionsThese results are the first to quantify how much NaCl escapes a nebulizer cup during a typical HSJN breathing treatment. Furthermore, the results represent a key starting point upon which future studies can be built to explore additional airflow rates, kinetics, and temperature effects. Collectively, these findings will play a critical role in ascertaining the mechanism of action in hypertonic saline breathing treatments.

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conductivityhypertonic salinejet nebulizationrespiratory tractsodium chloride

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PMID35224183
PMCPMC8823321

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