Publications by authors named "Tawfiq Ahmad"
Misuse of Respiratory Inhalers Among Hospitalized Patients in a Tertiary Health Care Hospital in Kabul.
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
March 2023
Article Synopsis
- A study at Ali Abad Teaching Hospital evaluated how well COPD patients correctly used their inhalers, finding high rates of misuse across various inhalation devices, particularly the Respimat with a misuse rate of 97.7%.
- Out of 318 patients, common errors included failing to take a deep breath or hold it after inhalation for pMDIs, while exhaling fully was most often incorrectly done for the pMDI with spacer and Respimat.
- Females and literate patients tended to misuse inhalers less, emphasizing the need for thorough education on proper inhaler techniques to improve medication usage and patient outcomes.