Interfaces, Circuits and Humidifiers [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 Long-term non-invasive ventilation (LTNIV) has been increasingly used in children to manage chronic respiratory failure and airway obstruction. Interfaces are of paramount importance for non-invasive ventilation (NIV) effectiveness and patient compliance.
Rosario Ferreira
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Two Sporadic Cases of Legionellosis Associated with the Use of Domestic Ultrasonic Humidifiers [PDF]
MicroorganismsTwo sporadic cases of legionellosis occurring in consecutive years were confirmed by positive antigenuria to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in individuals with limited mobility who were confined to their homes.
Javier Reinares Ortiz +3 more
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A case of humidifier lung; the key diagnosis is detailed medical history taking [PDF]
Respirology Case Reports, 2023 A 74‐year‐old woman was admitted with a dry cough and dyspnea that had persisted for 2 weeks at the beginning of winter. Chest computed tomography revealed bilateral diffuse non‐segmental ground‐glass opacities without centrilobular nodules ...
Munechika Hara, Yasuaki Yashiro
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Heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) and heated humidifiers (HHs) in adult critically ill patients: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials [PDF]
Critical Care, 2017 Background The aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials are to evaluate the effects of active heated humidifiers (HHs) and moisture exchangers (HMEs) in preventing artificial airway occlusion and pneumonia, and on ...
Maria Vargas +6 more
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Thermodynamic limits of humidifiers and dehumidifiers [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Humidification and dehumidification are among the most important desalination technologies, in which humidifiers and dehumidifiers are the key components.
Han Yang, Chunxin Yang, Leiming Geng
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A comprehensive study of deaths due to exposure to humidifier disinfectant in Korea: focusing on medical records, assessment of exposure to humidifier disinfectants, and causes of death [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2021 OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the characteristics of the deceased victims of deaths caused by exposure to humidifier disinfectants, and present the distribution of the victims’ data submitted for damage application, demographic characteristics ...
Yeong Jun Ju +5 more
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Lung Transplantation for Chronic Humidifier Disinfectant-Associated Lung Injury [PDF]
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2016 In the spring of 2011, a cluster of lung injuries caused by humidifier disinfectant (HD) usage were reported in Korea. Many patients required mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and even lung transplantation (LTPL).
Won-Young Kim +8 more
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Design and Analysis of an Innovative Dead-end Cascade-type PEMFC Stack at Different Orientations [PDF]
Hydrogen, Fuel Cell & Energy Storage, 2020 In this paper, the design and experimental study of a 4-cells cascade-type polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell stack with integrated humidifiers and water separators are presented.
Mazaher Rahimi-Esbo +3 more
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Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Insomnia or Other Psychiatric Symptoms among Humidifier Disinfectant Victims [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2018 Background and Objective In South Korea, numerous people have died of lung injury from humidifier disinfectant. The objective of this study was to explore the association between cognitive emotion regulation strategies for victims of humidifier ...
Seockhoon Chung +6 more
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Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 1976 A new heated water-bath humidifier operates on a new basic principle which overcomes the practical disadvantages of existing systems. A heated hose is used to control a temperature drop along the whole length of the delivery line instead of raising the temperature of the gases in the delivery line as in previous systems.
G C, Grant, J J, Dawson, B E, Roberts
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