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. 2019 Jun 1;11(6):254. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11060254

Table 1.

Inhaled dose recorded during each nebulisation event using simulated adult and paediatric breathing profiles for the nasal cannula and tracheostomy interfaces, mean and standard deviations over the three events.

Breathing Pattern/Gas-Flow Rate % Inhaled Dose
Nasal Cannula Tracheostomy
Paediatric/2 L/min 3.23 ± 1.58 N/A
Paediatric/10 L/min 0.42 ± 0.06 16.77 ± 0.26
Paediatric/20 L/min 1.17 ± 0.28 10.65 ± 2.54
Adult/10 L/min 5.35 ± 2.81 6.39 ± 1.58
Adult/40 L/min 2.56 ± 1.38 1.49 ± 0.30
Adult/60 L/min 1.01 ± 0.26 1.36 ± 0.14