Mechanical ventilation with heated humidifiers: Measurements of condensed water mass within the breathing circuit according to ventilatory settings

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Schena, E ^a   Saccomandi, P ^a   Cappelli, S ^a   Silvestri, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

artificial ventilation; heated wire humidifier; influence of ventilatory settings; vapor condensation

Indexed keywords

TIMING CIRCUITS; VENTILATION;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROL STRATEGIES; FREQUENCY RATE; HEATED WIRE HUMIDIFIER; INFLUENCE OF VENTILATORY SETTING; MEASUREMENTS OF; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; PERFORMANCE; VAPOR CONDENSATION; VOLUME RATE;

CONDENSATION;

WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; TIME;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84880712133     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/34/7/813     Document Type: Article

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