Assessment of tracheal temperature and humidity in laryngectomized individuals and the influence of a heat and moisture exchanger on tracheal climate

Head and Neck

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1072-1082

  Zuur, J Karel ^a   Muller, Saar H ^a   Vincent, Andrew ^a   Sinaasappel, Michiel ^a   De Jongh, Frans H C ^b   Hilgers, Frans J M ^a,b  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airway climate assessment; Heat and moisture exchanger; Humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY CLIMATE EXPLORER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGER; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TRACHEA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; TRACHEA;

EID: 50249095050     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20835     Document Type: Article

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