SALTMED – THE THERAPY WITHSODIUM CHLORIDE DRY AEROSOLS

B. Opriţa ¹, C. Pandrea ¹, B. Dinu ¹, B. Aignătoaie ^1
1 Dep. UPU (Emergency Ward) – SMURD, Bucharest Emergency Hospital

Abstract

To assess the effects of halotherapy, we conducted a retrospective study on patients with obstructive
bronchial disorders (asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), treated in the UPU-SMURD
department of the Bucharest Emergency Hospital. The respiratory frequency, the ventricular aspect and
the oxygen saturation were measured in all patients (initially and every 20 minutes, for an hour), as well
as the blood gases (initially and after an hour). Saline inhalation determines a quicker improvement of
parameters defining the respiratory failure in the worsening of obstructive pulmonary diseases.