Physicians' attitude to use heat and moisture exchangers or heated humidifiers: A Franco-Canadian survey

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 719-725

  Ricard, Jean Damien ^a   Cook, Deborah ^b   Griffith, Lauren ^b   Brochard, Laurent ^c   Dreyfuss, Didier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Airway humidification; Heat and moisture exchangers; Heated humidifiers; Inspired gases; Mechanical ventilation; Survey

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEAT EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INTENSIVE CARE; MOISTURE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FRANCE; HEATING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0036284869     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-002-1285-7     Document Type: Article

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