Published March 30, 2022 | Version v1

Use of aerosol therapy in patients under mechanical ventilation in the ICU

  • 1. Intern Physician, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia. 0000-0002-0652-4572
  • 2. Fourth Year Resident of Anesthesiology, Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala.
  • 3. Medical Student, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 4. General Physician, Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 5. General Physician, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia.
  • 6. Intern Physician, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Colombia. 0000-0003-0751-8075
  • 7. General Physician, Universidad del Sinú de Montería, Colombia.
  • 8. Intern Physician, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Colombia. 0000-0002-6933-7635
  • 9. General Physician, Universidad Libre de Barranquilla, Colombia.

Description

Aerosol therapy is a form of drug administration that favors a rapid and easy absorption of the same in the respiratory tract; thus favoring great advantages in improving the health status of patients who are subjected to mechanical ventilation in the ICU. The most commonly used drugs are beta-agonist and anticholinergic bronchodilators. The use of this therapy should be used more frequently in these patients, but factors specific to the individual and the drug should be considered for its application; its use in patients with covid-19 should also be considered.

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