Impact of Humidification Systems on Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Jean-Claude Lacherade, Marc Auburtin, Charles Cerf, Andry Van de Louw, Lilia Soufir, Yves Rebufat, S. Rezaiguia, Jean-Damien Ricard, François Lellouche, Christian Brun‐Buisson,

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2005 · 106 citations · 31 references

Abstract

These results suggest that both heated humidifiers and heat and moisture exchanger filters can be used with no significant impact on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia and that other criteria may justify their choice.

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