Prolonged use of heat and moisture exchangers does not affect device efficiency or frequency rate of nosocomial pneumonia

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1412-1418

  Davis Jr , Kenneth ^a   Evans, Susan L ^a   Campbell, Robert S ^a   Johannigman, Jay A ^a   Luchette, Fred A ^a   Porembka, David T ^a   Branson, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute humidity; Airway resistance; Cost; Heat and moisture exchanger; Humidification of inspired gases; Humidity; Hygrometer; Hygroscopic condenser humidifier; Mechanical ventilatory support; Nosocomial infection; Pneumonia; Tracheal intubation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEAT EXCHANGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0034112596     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200005000-00026     Document Type: Article

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