SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF MEDICATION VIA INHALATION

摘要

A Heliox based drug delivery system and method is disclosed. The disclosed system and method involves nebulizing the medication with a helium containing gas stream to form an aerosol stream, delivering the aerosol stream to the patient for inhalation during an aerosol phase, intermittently delivering an oxygen containing gas stream without medication to the patient for inhalation during an aerosol-free phase, and cycling between the aerosol phase and the aerosol-free phase to deliver medication to the patient while maintaining patient oxygenation in a prescribed range. The disclosed systems and methods farther include various positive pressure support techniques as well as thermal management of the aerosol phase and aerosol-free phase.