Heat and moisture exchangers versus heated humidifiers for mechanically ventilated adults and children

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 9, 2017, Pages

  Gillies, Donna ^a   Todd, David A ^b   Foster, Jann P ^c   Batuwitage, Bisanth T ^d  

^a CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGER; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY GAS HUMIDIFIER; RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICES; HEATING; HUMIDITY; INFANT; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WATER VAPOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HEATING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STEAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85029435598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004711.pub3     Document Type: Review

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