Aerosol therapy for children

Respir Care Clin N Am. 2001 Jun;7(2):175-213, v. doi: 10.1016/s1078-5337(05)70030-7.

Abstract

Pediatric aerosol therapy encompasses a range of patients from premature neonates with birth weights as low as 500 grams to adult size teenagers. This article focuses on the care of smaller infants and children in whom anatomic differences present substantial challenges for aerosol delivery.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Aerosols / administration & dosage
  • Aerosols / therapeutic use*
  • Age Factors
  • Anthropometry
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Asthma / drug therapy
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Nebulizers and Vaporizers / standards*
  • Nebulizers and Vaporizers / trends
  • Particle Size
  • Risk Factors
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Aerosols
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents