• The AeroVent® Collapsible Holding Chamber provides for easy and quick  aerosol drug delivery without breaking the ventilator circuit during continuous mechanical ventilation.  When not in use, the AeroVent® CHC can be closed to become part of the ventilator circuit.
   
• A study conducted by Coleman et al  concluded that spacers with MDIs were twice as  efficient in delivering the percentage of starting dose than nebulizers.  These results have been reproduced in several studies.
   
• Another study conducted by Marik et al concluded in a study using  the AeroVent® CHC and albuterol that 38% of the dose was delivered with AeroVent® CHC vs. 9% with a typical right-angle adapter.  They further concluded that right-angle adapter ports should not be used to deliver bronchodilators to ventilated patients.

The AeroVent® Collapsible Holding Chamber (CHC) facilitates aerosol drug delivery to ventilated patients without having to open the ventilator circuit. The AeroVent® CHC has been designed to provide efficient drug delivery in a clinically significant quantity of the fine particle dose to the patient.  

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Aerosol Lab 
AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines
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