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Humidification Performance of Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Pediatric Use

Background. While heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) have been increasingly used for humidification during mechanical ventilation, the efficacy of pediatric HMEs has not yet been fully evaluated. Methods. We tested ten pediatric HMEs when mechanically ventilating a model lung at respiratory rates o...

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Autores principales: Chikata, Yusuke, Sumida, Chihiro, Oto, Jun, Imanaka, Hideaki, Nishimura, Masaji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22312483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/439267