Clinical utility of hygroscopic heat and moisture exchangers in intensive care patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1707-1712

  Boots, Robert J ^a   Howe, Sharron ^a   George, Narelle ^a   Harris, Fiona M ^a   Faoagali, Joan ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air flow resistance; Bacterial colonization; Cost efficiency; Heat and moisture exchanger; Intensive care unit; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOISTURE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WETTABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; AUSTRALIA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HEAT; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0030874818     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199710000-00021     Document Type: Article

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