Influence of ambient and ventilator output temperatures on performance of heated-wire humidifiers

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1073-1079

  Lellouche, François ^b   Taillé, Solenne ^b   Maggiore, Salvatore M ^b   Qader, Siham ^b   L'Her, Erwan ^b   Deye, Nicolas ^b   Brochard, Laurent ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endotracheal tube occlusion; Humidification device; Hygrometric performance; Mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION;

BENCHMARKING; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEAT; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LINEAR MODELS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPERATURE; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 8444237099     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200309-1245OC     Document Type: Article

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