The influence of a heat and moisture exchanger on tracheal climate in a cold environment

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 852-857

  Zuur, J Karel ^a   Muller, Sara 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; Cold environment; Heat and moisture exchanger; Humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY CLIMATE ASSESSMENT; COLD ENVIRONMENT; HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGER; HUMIDITY; LUNG FUNCTION; MEAN TEMPERATURE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; STUDY DESIGN; THERMAL CAPACITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

MOISTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGER; HEAT EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLD TEMPERATURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TRACHEA; WATER;

EID: 68349086913     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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