1M.B.ch. B, F.I.B.M.S. (Med), F.I.B.M.S. (Res). Department of Medicine, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, University of BaghdadCollege of Medicine
2MBChB, the Ministry of Health, Iraq, Dyala
*Corresponding author: Hawaa Khalid Alwan MBChB, the Ministry of Health, Iraq, Dyala
Online published on 8 March, 2019.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in which they are involved a lot of cells and elements cellular and that in susceptible individuals causes recurrent episodes of wheezing, shortness of breath when breathing, feeling tightness of chest and cough.
To assess the asthmatic patient's inhaler use technique, any error if present.
A cross sectional study conducted in consulting respiratory unit in Baghdad teaching hospital from the 1st of July 2017 to the end of February 2018.
Device preparing errors was present in 47.2% of asthmatic patients, failure to exhale before inhalation was present in 80.2% of patients, exhalation during inhalation was present in 10% of patients, short inhalation time was present in 51.7% of patients, not rinsing mouth with water after inhalation was present in 85.5% of patients and repetition more than recommended was present in 22.8%.
There is error in using the asthmatic inhalers treatment technique.
Asthma, inhaler, device
