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The Effect Of Using Different Aerosol Devices And Masks On Aerosol Deposition During Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation In An Adult Lung Model, Maher M. Alquaimi
The Effect Of Using Different Aerosol Devices And Masks On Aerosol Deposition During Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation In An Adult Lung Model, Maher M. Alquaimi
Respiratory Therapy Theses
Introduction: Although patients with an acute increase in airflow resistance may require aerosol therapy and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), the efficiency of different aerosol devices and masks during NIPPV is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of a jet nebulizer (JN), a vibrating mesh nebulizer (VMN) and a pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) and three different masks during NIPPV.
Method: An in vitro lung model consisted of the upper airway of an adult teaching manikin with a collecting filter at the level of the bronchi attached to a passive test lung. NIPPV was …