title: Aerosol delivery during mechanical ventilation.
abstract: Aerosols can be delivered during mechanical ventilation using either a nebulizer or MDI. The MDI is the most efficient method of aerosol delivery, whereas the greatest absolute amount of drug delivery is with the nebulizer.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. dhess@partners.org
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hess
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000336:Aerosols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols