Clinical review: Humidifiers during non-invasive ventilation - key topics and practical implications

Inadequate gas conditioning during non-invasive ventilation (NIV) can impair the anatomy and function of nasal mucosa. The resulting symptoms may have a negative effect on patients' adherence to ventilatory treatment, especially for chronic use. Several parameters, mostly technical aspects of N...

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Main Authors: Esquinas Rodriguez, Antonio M, Scala, Raffaele, Soroksky, Arie, BaHammam, Ahmed, de Klerk, Alan, Valipour, Arschang, Chiumello, Davide, Martin, Claude, Holland, Anne E
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3396215/