title: Workshop Report: Aerosol Delivery to Spontaneously Breathing Tracheostomized Patients.
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.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , and Pediatric Aerosol Research Laboratory at Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas.
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berlinski
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Respiratory Therapy, Georgia State University , Atlanta, Georgia .
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ari
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Respiratory Paediatrics, Royal Hospital for Children , Glasgow, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.affiliation: 4 Aerogen Pharma Corp. , San Mateo, California.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.affiliation: 5 Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada .
authors.forename: Carina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Majaesic
authors.affiliation: 6 Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Pôle de Pneumologie, ORL & Dermatologie, Université Catholique de Louvain , Brussels, Belgium .
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reychler
authors.affiliation: 7 Department of ENT-Head & Neck Surgery, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust , London, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Taran
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatla
authors.affiliation: 5 Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada .
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Amirav
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000328:Adult; D000336:Aerosols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D012119:Respiration; D014139:Tracheostomy
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols
keywords: aerosol; metered dose inhaler; nebulizer; tracheostomy; valved holding chamber