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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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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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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Humidifiers for oxygen therapy: what risk for reusable and disposable devices? [PDF]
, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Nosocomial pneumonia accounts for the vast majority of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Although numerous medical devices have been discussed as potential vehicles for microorganisms, very little is known about the role played by ...
COSTA, Gaetano +5 more
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Interfaces, Circuits and Humidifiers
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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Effect of using Heated Humidifier versus Heat Moister Exchangers on Tracheobronchial Secretion and Body Temperature among Mechanically Ventilated Patients [PDF]
Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 2021 Background: When a patient receives mechanical ventilation (MV) support through an artificial airway, the physiological functions of upper airway for conditioning the inspired air will have impaired.
Nadia Mohamed +3 more
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A case of humidifier lung; the key diagnosis is detailed medical history taking
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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Assessing Inhalation Exposures Associated with Contamination Events in Water Distribution Systems. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 When a water distribution system (WDS) is contaminated, short-term inhalation exposures to airborne contaminants could occur as the result of domestic water use. The most important domestic sources of such exposures are likely to be showering and the use
Michael J Davis +2 more
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Energies, 2023 To achieve high efficiency and low degradation of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC), it is necessary to maintain an appropriate level of humidification in the fuel cell membrane.
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Perceived dryness in houses and adverse health effects during winter in Japan [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 In recent years, as houses have become more insulated and airtight, indoor environments in Japan have tended to become low-humidity in winter, making dryness a problem. The relationship between the perception of dryness indoors and low indoor humidity is
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