An automateddrug delivery and monitoringsystem for use on mechanicallyventilated patients in the intensivecare unit is presented. Medicationin the form of respirable particlesis transported through ventilatorcircuitry by a delivery unit.Multiple medications may bedelivered into the gas flow of theventilator, with each medicationdelivered in a defined dose for afrequency and interval as specifiedby an operator. The particlesmixed into the gas flow of theventilator are inhaled and ingestedby the patent's lungs.
