Impact of passive humidification on clinical outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2843-2851

  Siempos, Ilias I ^a   Vardakas, Konstantinos Z ^a   Kopterides, Petros ^a,b   Falagas, Matthew E ^a,c,d  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Guidelines; Healthcare associated pneumonia; Infection control

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATED PATIENT;

EID: 36448976258     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000295302.67973.9A     Document Type: Review

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