Devices Used to Humidify Respired Gases

Respiratory Care Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-182

  Rathgeber, Jörg ^a  

^a ALBERTINEN KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACE MASK; FILTRATION; GAS FLOW; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOISTURE; NASOPHARYNX; NEBULIZER; NOSE BREATHING; OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

HEATING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MASKS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; REWARMING;

EID: 33745661953     PISSN: 10785337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcc.2006.03.012     Document Type: Review

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