[Gas conditioning in artificial respiration].
The authors review the main systems used in the clinical setting to condition inspiratory gases during mechanical ventilation. More in details, the functional principles of hot water humidifiers and heat and moisture exchangers are described.
Conti
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Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
Monteferrante
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Antonelli
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Proietti
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D003213:Conditioning, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012121:Respiration, Artificial