Publications by authors named "Catherine Lockwood"
Background: Humidification by artificial means must be provided when the upper airway is bypassed during mechanical ventilation. Heated humidification (HH) and heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) are the most commonly used types of artificial humidification in this situation.
Objectives: To determine whether HHs or HMES are more effective in preventing mortality and other complications in people who are mechanically ventilated.
Heated humidification versus heat and moisture exchangers for ventilated adults and children.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
April 2010
Background: Humidification by artificial means must be provided when the upper airway is bypassed during mechanical ventilation. Heated humidification (HH) and heat and moisture exchangers (HME) are the most commonly used types of artificial humidification in this situation.
Objectives: To determine whether HHs or HMEs are more effective in preventing mortality and other complications in people who are mechanically ventilated.