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Prospective randomised unblinded comparison of sputum viscosity for three methods of saline nebulisation in mechanically ventilated patients: A pilot study protocol

INTRODUCTION: Heat and moisture exchanger (HME) filters are commonly used as passive circuit humidifiers during mechanical ventilation, however, are only ~80% efficient. As a result, patients that undergo mechanical ventilation in critical care with HME filter circuits will be exposed to partial air...

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Autores principales: Arnott, Andrew, Hart, Robert, McQueen, Scott, Watson, Malcolm, Sim, Malcolm
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10434882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37590203
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290033