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Most frequent errors in inhalation technique of patients with asthma treated at a tertiary care hospital.

Carlos Leonardo Carvalho PessôaMaria Julia da Silva MattosArtur Renato Moura AlhoMarianna Martini FischmannBruno Mendes HaerdyAna Carolina Castro CôrtesFlávio de Oliveira MendesSandra Mara Silva Brignol
Published in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2019)
Errors were more frequent among those using metered-dose inhalers compared with dry powder inhalers. Misconceptions are more common at the expiration stage among users of dry powder inhalers and in aspiration among those on metered-dose inhalers.
Keyphrases
  • patient safety
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • adverse drug
  • lung function
  • cystic fibrosis
  • quality improvement
  • electronic health record