Background Diagnosing asthma in children represents an important clinical challenge. There
is no single gold-standard test to confirm the diagnosis. Consequently, over- and under-…

The goal of asthma treatment is to obtain clinical control and reduce future risks to the
patient. To reach this goal in children with asthma, ongoing monitoring is essential. While all …

Introduction Dosing of antibiotics in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) is challenging, due to
altered pharmacokinetics, difficulty of lung tissue penetration, and increasing presence of …

Background: Nebulized antibiotics are important in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. The Pari
eFlow ® rapid with vibrating mesh is often used off-label for the administration of tobramycin (…

eHealth is an appealing medium to improve healthcare and its value (in addition to standard
care) has been assessed in previous studies. We aimed to assess whether an eHealth …

eHealth interventions have been proposed as an appealing method to improve health
outcomes and reduce healthcare costs [1–3]. However, the development of an eHealth …

Age appropriateness is a major concern of pulmonary delivery devices, in particular of dry
powder inhalers (DPIs), since their performance strongly depends on the inspiratory flow …

Background Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the cornerstone of asthma maintenance
treatment in children. Particularly among parents, there is concern about the safety of ICS as …

Asthma is usually treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and bronchodilators generated
from pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDI), dry powder inhalers (DPI), or nebulizers. The …

Management-related issues are an important aspect of monitoring asthma in children in
clinical practice. This review summarises the literature on practical aspects of monitoring …