@article{1440481,
      recid = {1440481},
      author = {Abdelrahim, Mohamed E. A., and Saeed, Haitham, and Harb,  Hadeer S., and Madney, Yasmin M.,},
      title = {Essentials of aerosol therapy in critically ill patients  /},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      address = {Cham, Switzerland :},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      year = {2021},
      abstract = {This book assesses the most appropriate forms of aerosol  therapy for critically ill patients. Aerosol therapy is  applied for the treatment of several pulmonary diseases in  addition to some promising applications intended for  systemic absorption. Nowadays, aerosol delivery to  clinically stable patients in the outpatient settings is  done easily with a lot of focus on patient counseling and  enhancement of lung deposition. A lot of guidelines are  available for several diseases and it could offer adequate  guidance to the therapists concerning escalation or  de-escalation of therapy to enhance treatment efficiency  and safety. However, in critically ill patients aerosol  delivery is mostly done by the choice of the respiratory  therapist only according to his knowledge. The book  describes the type of patients requiring aerosol therapy,  different aerosol generators available for the treatment of  critically ill patients, mechanisms of aerosol lung  deposition, and factors affecting aerosol deposition. It  also discusses the special needs of neonates and infants,  transitioning aerosol from hospital to home, and the  methods of aerosol delivery to different patient e.g. nasal  delivery patients, ventilated patients, etc. Moreover, it  reviews methods of detecting such aerosol delivery to the  lung. At the end, it discusses the suggested monitoring  plans and weaning protocols to ensure high efficacy and  safety of the ventilatory support in such patients. Given  its scope, the book can serve as guidelines or specific  recommendations to maximize clinical benefits of medicated  aerosols in critically ill patients and it represents a  valuable resource for intensivists, pulmonologists and  healthcare professionals working at ICUs.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1440481},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85026-5},
}