Aerosol therapy: regimen and device compliance in daily practice. - Abstract - Europe PMC
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In children, as in adults, the success of therapy using aerosolized medications depends
upon the ability to deliver sufficient drug to appropriate sites in the lung with few side effects …

The lung and conducting airways are ideal portals for drug delivery. The airways are easily
accessible by oral or nasal inhalation; the airway and alveolar surface is large, allowing for …

Delivery of medication in aerosol form to the pediatric population is an important therapeutic
module. Aerosol therapy allows rapid medication effects, reduces systemic side effects, and …

Identification of the determinants of efficient aerosol delivery and the specific challenges of
aerosol delivery to infants and children can facilitate a systematic approach to optimize …

Despite extensive use of aerosol therapy to treat infants and young children with respiratory
disease, our knowledge of factors influencing drug delivery in this age group remains …

Multiple types of aerosol devices are commonly used for the administration of medical
aerosol therapy to patients with pulmonary diseases. All of these devices have been shown …

Inhalation of aerosolized drugs has become an established means for treatment of
pulmonary diseases in the last fifiy years. The majoriry of aerosol therapy in childhood …

Pediatric aerosol therapy encompasses a range of patients from premature neonates with
birth weights as low as 500 grams to adult size teenagers. This article focuses on the care of …

Aerosol therapy plays a major role in the diagnosis and treatment of various lung diseases.
The aim of inhalation therapy is to deposit a reproducible and adequate dose of a specific …