ReviewBioMed research international2014
Humidification during mechanical ventilation in the adult patient.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of active airway warming with a heated-humidified breathing circuit on core body temperature in patients under general anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2023Pooled it
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- Heat and moisture exchangers versus heated humidifiers for mechanically ventilated adults and children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- The impact of heated humidified circuits on arterial oxygenation during one-lung ventilation in thoracic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Trial
- Relationship Between Flow and Absolute Humidity During Active Humidification for High-Flow Therapy: A Bench Study.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- How can the collaboration between manufacturers of medical devices and bedside clinicians lead to improved applications of the devices?Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2026Article
- Use of artificial humidification during non-invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Review
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- Humidification during Invasive and Non-Invasive Ventilation: A Starting Tool Kit for Correct Setting.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- A Comprehensive Review Exploring Allergic Rhinitis With Nasal Polyps: Mechanisms, Management, and Emerging Therapies.Cureus · 2024Review
- Application of the integrated airway humidification device enhances the humidification effect of the rabbit tracheotomy model.Open life sciences · 2024Article
- A study on design, development, optimization and validation of product development framework for humidifier chamber.International journal on interactive design and manufacturing · 2023Article
- Heated Humidified High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Children: State of the Art.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- The repurposed use of anesthesia machines to ventilate critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).BMC anesthesiology · 2021Article
- The repurposed use of anesthesia machines to ventilate critically ill patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).Research square · 2021Article
- Tidal volumes: cold and dry or warm and humid, does it matter?Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2020Article
- The influence of active and passive air humidification on exhaled breath condensate volume.ERJ open research · 2020Article
- Fighting COVID-19 with water.Journal of global health · 2020Article
- Impact of leaks and ventilation parameters on the efficacy of humidifiers during home ventilation for tracheostomized patients: a bench study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2019Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Humidification of inhaled gases has been standard of care in mechanical ventilation for a long period of time. More than a century ago, a variety of reports described important airway damage by applying dry gases during artificial ventilation. Consequently, respiratory care providers have been utilizing external humidifiers to compensate for the lack of natural humidification mechanisms when the upper airway is bypassed. Particularly, active and passive humidification devices have rapidly evolved. Sophisticated systems composed of reservoirs, wires, heating devices, and other elements have become part of our usual armamentarium in the intensive care unit. Therefore, basic knowledge of the mechanisms of action of each of these devices, as well as their advantages and disadvantages, becomes a necessity for the respiratory care and intensive care practitioner. In this paper, we review current methods of airway humidification during invasive mechanical ventilation of adult patients. We describe a variety of devices and describe the eventual applications according to specific clinical conditions.
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