Workshop Report: Aerosol Delivery to Spontaneously Breathing Tracheostomized Patients

Ariel Berlinski, Arzu Ari, Phil Davies, Jim Fink, Carina Majaesic, Gregory Reychler, Taran Tatla, Israel Amirav

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Abstract

The number of pediatric and adult patients requiring tracheostomy has increased. Many of them require aerosol therapy as part of their treatment. Practitioners have little guidance on how to optimize drug delivery in this population. The following is a report of a workshop dedicated to review the current status of aerosol delivery to spontaneously breathing tracheostomized patients and to provide practice recommendations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-222
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2017
Externally publishedYes

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Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2017, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Keywords

  • aerosol
  • metered dose inhaler
  • nebulizer
  • tracheostomy
  • valved holding chamber

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