Humidification Performance of Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Pediatric Use

Background. While heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) have been increasingly used for humidification during mechanical ventilation, the efficacy of pediatric HMEs has not yet been fully evaluated. Methods. We tested ten pediatric HMEs when mechanically ventilating a model lung at respiratory rates o...

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Main Authors: Chikata, Yusuke, Sumida, Chihiro, Oto, Jun, Imanaka, Hideaki, Nishimura, Masaji
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270530/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22312483
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/439267
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