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Table 2 Comparisons of inhaled dose between VMN and jet nebulizer via HFNC

From: A narrative review on trans-nasal pulmonary aerosol delivery

Publication

Study type

Population

Flow (L/min)

Inhaled dose (%)

JN

VMN

Réminiac et al., 2017 [38]

In vivo

Infant

8

0.03 ± 0.03

0.09 ± 0.04

In vitro

0.46 ± 0.12

0.52 ± 0.23

Ari, 2019 [33]

In vitro

Infant

6

1.45 ± 0.10

2.35 ± 0.30

Pediatric

6

2.46 ± 0.10

5.37 ± 0.70

Madney et al., 2019 [11]

In vivo

Adult

5

7.90 ± 3.10

12.20 ± 4.40

Dugernier et al., 2017 [41]

In vivo

Adult

30

1.0 (0.70–2.0)

3.60 (2.10–4.40)

  1. VMN vibrating mesh nebulizer, JN jet nebulizer, HFNC high-flow nasal cannula