[Humidification during mechanical ventilation].
This review aims to emphasize the importance of humidification and to identify humidification method the most effective in the intubated or ventilated patients. Some details are also discussed on how to perform humidification.
Chen
Xiao-juan
XJ
Department of Respiratory Disease, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. chenxiaojuan17@hotmail.com
Wang
Men-zhao
MZ
Xu
Kai-feng
KF
D000818:Animals; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*