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Equipment review: Mechanical effects of heat-moisture exchangers in ventilated patients

Although they represent a valuable alternative to heated humidifiers, artificial noses have unfavourable mechanical effects. Most important of these is the increase in dead space, with consequent increase in the ventilation requirement. Also, artificial noses increase the inspiratory and expiratory...

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Autores principales: Iotti, Giorgio A, Olivei, Maddalena C, Braschi, Antonio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC137236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11094485
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc361