Performances of heated humidifiers in mechanical ventilation: A preliminary intra-breath analysis

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 934-937

  Schena, E ^a   Quaranta, A ^a   Saccomandi, P ^a   Silvestri, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROL STRATEGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GAS TEMPERATURE; LONG LASTING; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY FREQUENCY;

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

VENTILATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATH ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; TIME;

BREATH TESTS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886520000     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609655     Document Type: Conference Paper

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