Effect of heat and moisture exchanger (HME) positioning on inspiratory gas humidification

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In mechanically ventilated patients, we investigated how positioning the heat and moisture exchanger (HME) at different places on the ventilator circuit affected inspiratory gas humidification.</p> <p>Methods</p> &l...

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Main Authors: Nishimura Masaji, Oto Jun, Inui Daisuke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/6/19