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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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Evaluation of the Humidification Performances of New Generation of Heated Wire Humidifiers. [PDF]

Respir Care, 2023
BACKGROUND: At high ambient temperatures in ICU rooms, the humidification performances of heated-wire humidifiers are significantly reduced, with delivered gas humidity well below 30 mg H2O/L, which leads to an increased risk of endotracheal occlusions ...
Lellouche F, Rousseau E, Bouchard PA.
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An overlooked route of inhalation exposure to tap water constituents for children and adults: Aerosolized aqueous minerals from ultrasonic humidifiers

Water Research X, 2020
Fine particulates and aerosols emitted by commonly used, room-sized ultrasonic humidifiers may pose adverse health effects to children and adults. The literature documents adverse effects for children exposed to minerals emitted from humidifiers.
Wenchuo Yao, Daniel L. Gallagher, Andrea M. Dietrich   +2 more
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Impact of leaks and ventilation parameters on the efficacy of humidifiers during home ventilation for tracheostomized patients: a bench study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019
Background During invasive ventilation, the upper airway is bypassed and no longer participates in humidification of inspired gases, which is essential to avoid harmful consequences such as endotracheal tube occlusion.
Noémie Haziot, Mohamed Ibrahim, Kaixian Zhu, Charles-Philippe Thevenin, Sebastien Hardy, Jésus Gonzalez-Bermejo   +5 more
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Two Sporadic Cases of Legionellosis Associated with the Use of Domestic Ultrasonic Humidifiers [PDF]

Microorganisms
Two 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, Jorge Pérez-Serrano, Juana María González-Rubio, Fernando González-Camacho   +3 more
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How can the collaboration between manufacturers of medical devices and bedside clinicians lead to improved applications of the devices? [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy
# Introduction In late 2019, the leaders of a respiratory department at an academic medical center (AMC) in the Southeastern United States (U.S.) decided to change the humidity delivered to patients via invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation ...
Soumaya Osen, Ryan Echols, Darcy Crayton, Tryon Stalinescu   +3 more
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Severe neonatal legionellosis associated with use of home humidifiers – A case report

Clinical Infection in Practice, 2020
Neonatal Legionella pneumophila infection is rare and mortality is high. There has been limited success with the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, with reported mortality in infants of 88%.
Rebecca Mitting, Veena Rajagopal, Thalita Grossman, Elizabeth Whittaker, Victoria Chalker, Sandra Lai, Peter Hoffman, Sara Atkin, Sabeena Qureshi, James Hatcher   +9 more
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Emission of iron and aluminum oxide particles from ultrasonic humidifiers and potential for inhalation

Water Research, 2019
Ultrasonic humidifier use is a potential source of human exposure to inhalable particulates. This research evaluated the behavior of insoluble iron oxide and aluminum oxide particles in water used to fill room-sized ultrasonic humidifiers.
Wenchuo Yao, Daniel, Linsey C Marr
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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

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, Davide Chiumello, Yuda Sutherasan, Lorenzo Ball, Antonio M. Esquinas, Paolo Pelosi, Giuseppe Servillo   +6 more
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Thermodynamic limits of humidifiers and dehumidifiers [PDF]

iScience
Summary: 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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