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Juçara Gasparetto Maccari1, Cassiano Teixeira1, Marcelo Basso Gazzana2, Augusto Savi1, Felippe Leopoldo Dexheimer-Neto1, Marli Maria Knorst3.
Abstract
Patients with obstructive lung disease often require ventilatory support via invasive or noninvasive mechanical ventilation, depending on the severity of the exacerbation. The use of inhaled bronchodilators can significantly reduce airway resistance, contributing to the improvement of respiratory mechanics and patient-ventilator synchrony. Although various studies have been published on this topic, little is known about the effectiveness of the bronchodilators routinely prescribed for patients on mechanical ventilation or about the deposition of those drugs throughout the lungs. The inhaled bronchodilators most commonly used in ICUs are beta adrenergic agonists and anticholinergics. Various factors might influence the effect of bronchodilators, including ventilation mode, position of the spacer in the circuit, tube size, formulation, drug dose, severity of the disease, and patient-ventilator synchrony. Knowledge of the pharmacological properties of bronchodilators and the appropriate techniques for their administration is fundamental to optimizing the treatment of these patients.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26578139 PMCID: PMC4635094 DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37132015000000035
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bras Pneumol ISSN: 1806-3713 Impact factor: 2.624
Chart 1.Strategies to improve lung drug deposition during mechanical ventilation.
Chart 2.Doses and duration of action of the inhaled bronchodilators most commonly administered to patients on mechanical ventilation.
Chart 3.Factors influencing aerosol deposition in the airways during mechanical ventilation.
Quadro 1.Estratégias para melhorar a distribuição da droga inalatória durante a ventilação mecânica.
Quadro 3.Fatores que influenciam a deposição do aerossol nas vias aéreas durante a ventilação mecânica.