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Effect of a heated humidifier during continuous positive airway pressure delivered by a helmet

INTRODUCTION: The helmet may be an effective interface for the delivery of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. The high internal gas volume of the helmet can act as a 'mixing chamber', in which the humidity of the patient's expired alveolar gases increases the humidity of the d...

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Autores principales: Chiumello, Davide, Chierichetti, Monica, Tallarini, Federica, Cozzi, Paola, Cressoni, Massimo, Polli, Federico, Colombo, Riccardo, Castelli, Antonio, Gattinoni, Luciano
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2447610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18426561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc6875