Humidification performance of 48 passive airway humidifiers comparison with manufacturer data

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 276-286

  Lellouche, François ^a,c   Taillé, Solenne ^a,b   Lefrançois, Frédéric ^a,b   Deye, Nicolas ^a,d   Maggiore, Salvatore Maurizio ^a,e   Jouvet, Philippe ^a,f   Ricard, Jean Damien ^a,g   Fumagalli, Bruno ^a,h   Brochard, Laurent ^a,b  

^a Groupe de Travail sur les Respirateurs de l'Ap hp   (Canada)

^b Hopital Albert Chenevier   (France)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^g ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^h Hopitaux de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Absolute humidity; Endotracheal tube; Heat and moisture exchangers; Mechanical ventilation; Occlusions; Psychrometry

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRWAY; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; GAS; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 60249083574     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0679     Document Type: Article

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