Effect of heat and moisture exchanger (HME) positioning on inspiratory gas humidification

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Inui, Daisuke ^a   Oto, Jun ^a   Nishimura, Masaji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INHALATION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33748483057     PISSN: 14712466     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-6-19     Document Type: Article

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