Comparison of Active and Passive Humidifiers on Mechanical Ventilation

• Main Authors: H. Dilek Mersin Özcanoğlu (Author), Seval Ürkmez (Author), Oktay Demirkıran (Author), Tuğhan Utku (Author), Yalım Dikmen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To research the effectiveness on humidifying, respiratory mechanics, bacterial colonization and infection rates of continuous usage for 96 hours of active and passive humidifiers which are used for heating and moisturizing the inspired gases in patients under mechanical ventilation. Mater...