Background The proliferation of inhaler devices has resulted in a confusing number of
choices for clinicians who are selecting a delivery device for aerosol therapy. There are …

Incremental gains in understanding the influence of various factors on aerosol delivery in
concert with technological advancements over the past 2 decades have fueled an ever …

A collaboration of multidisciplinary experts on the delivery of pharmaceutical aerosols was
facilitated by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the International Society for …

Background Clinical practice of aerosol delivery in conjunction with respiratory support
devices for critically ill adult patients remains a topic of controversy due to the complexity of …

Purpose To describe the practice, knowledge and beliefs about aerosol therapy during
mechanical ventilation in an international sample of physicians working in intensive care …

Aerosolized medications are routinely used for the treatment of critically ill patients. This
paper reviews aerosol delivery devices with a focus on issues related to their performance in …

Background This systematic review aimed to assess inhaled drug delivery in mechanically
ventilated patients or in animal models. Whole lung and regional deposition and the impact …

Pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) and nebulizers are employed routinely for
aerosol delivery to ventilator-supported patients, but the ventilator circuit and artificial airway …

Objective: We investigated the clinical response to equivalent doses of salbutamol
delivered, via metered dose inhaler (MDI) during non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV …

BACKGROUND: Optimization of factors affecting aerosol delivery during mechanical
ventilation in the pediatric population is important. We hypothesized that increasing the tidal …