Preservation of humidity and heat of respiratory gases in spontaneously breathing, tracheostomized patients

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 841-844

  Thomachot, L ^a,b   Viviand, X ^a   Arnaud, S ^a   Vialet, R ^a   Albanese, J ^a   Martin, C ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Heat and moisture exchanger; Heated humidifier system; Humidification of ventilatory gas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TECHNIQUE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0031827066     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05331.x     Document Type: Article

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