An investigation of nebulized bronchodilator delivery using a pediatric lung model of spontaneous breathing

Respiratory Care

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-61

  Restrepo, Ruben D ^c   Dickson, Stephen K ^b   Rau, Joseph L ^a   Gardenhire, Douglas S ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Children's Health Care of Atlanta at Egleston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Infant; Mask; Pediatric; T piece; Toddler

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FILTER; LASER; MASK; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEBULIZATION; NEBULIZER; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDIATRICS; SIMULATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIDAL VOLUME; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREATHING; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG;

AEROSOLS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATION;

EID: 33748125511     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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