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Alternative Methods and Improvements to Current Delivery of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
DownloadFall 2021
For adults, the standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the delivery of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) through nasal/facial masks. For children, CPAP therapy is used if adenotonsillectomy is not a viable option or if OSA persists after surgery. By acting as a pneumatic...
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Inhaled Nitric Oxide: An Experimental Analysis of Continuous Flow Noninvasive Delivery via Nasal Cannula
DownloadSpring 2020
Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is used to treat pulmonary hypertension and improve oxygenation in critically ill patients. It is primarily delivered via mechanical ventilation to patients in the critical care setting; however, there are several drawbacks to this invasive form of delivery. As a...
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Measurements of Total Aerosol Deposition and Validation of Airway Resistance Models in Anatomically Realistic Intrathoracic Conducting Airway Replicas of Children
DownloadSpring 2015
Akhavan Taheri Borojeni, Azadeh
One objective of this research was to obtain a correlation that quantitatively predicts micrometer-sized aerosol particle deposition in the upper conducting airways (trachea to generation 3) of children. Experiments were conducted using steady inhalation air flow rates to measure the deposition...