A 38-year-old woman with severe asthma is ventilated on ICU. She receives nebulised salbutamol 5 mg and ipratropium 500 mcg via the ventilator circuit...

Question

A 38-year-old woman with severe asthma is ventilated on ICU. She receives nebulised salbutamol 5 mg and ipratropium 500 mcg via the ventilator circuit. Drug delivery via an MDI/spacer in-circuit is considered as an alternative. What factor most significantly affects aerosol drug delivery to the lungs in mechanically ventilated patients?

Accepted Answer

Humidification of the ventilator circuit - heated humidification significantly reduces aerosol deposition

Answer

The brand of the nebuliser

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The colour of the ventilator tubing

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The FiO2 setting

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The patient's body weight

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Aerosol Therapy in Ventilated Patients