Berlinski Ariel, Ari Arzu, Davies Phil, Fink Jim, Majaesic Carina, Reychler Gregory, Tatla Taran, Amirav Israel
1 Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , and Pediatric Aerosol Research Laboratory at Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas.
2 Department of Respiratory Therapy, Georgia State University , Atlanta, Georgia .
J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv. 2017 Aug;30(4):207-222. doi: 10.1089/jamp.2016.1348. Epub 2017 Jan 11.
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.
