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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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 +3 more
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A lab-scale biofiltration system for mitigating diluted methane emissions [PDF]
HardwareXMethane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 27–30 times greater than CO2. Diffuse sources such as livestock facilities, landfills, and coal mines emit methane at low concentrations (
Tate Geiger +3 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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Temperature and Humidity During Different Neonatal Respiratory Support Modes: An In‐Vitro Performance of Four Heated Humidifiers [PDF]
Pediatric PulmonologyRaffaele Dellaca' +2 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. Therefore the
G C, Grant, J J, Dawson, B E, Roberts
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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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