Humidification and secretion volume in mechanically ventilated patients

Respiratory Care

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1329-1335

  Solomita, Mario ^a   Palmer, Lucy B ^a   Daroowalla, Feroza ^a   Liu, Jeffrey ^a   Miller, Dori ^a   LeBlanc, Deniese S ^a   Smaldone, Gerald C ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat and moisture exchange; Humidifier; Mechanical ventilation; Relative humidity; Sputum; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY SECRETION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; MALE; MOISTURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SECRETION; SUCTION; VENTILATOR; WATER VAPOR;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SPUTUM;

EID: 70349933136     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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