Comparison of manufacturers' specifications for 44 types of heat and moisture exchanging filters

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 532-539

  Dellamonica, J ^a   Boisseau, N ^a   Goubaux, B ^a   Raucoules Aime M ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Equipment, heat and moisture exchanging filters; Equipment, specifications; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; FILTER; FILTRATION; HEAT; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; LABORATORY TEST; MECHANICS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOISTURE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INSTRUMENTATION;

ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTROSTATICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMANS; HUMIDITY;

EID: 5444271763     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh239     Document Type: Article

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