Humidification in the Intensive Care Unit The Essentials /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Esquinas, Antonio Matías (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Critical care medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

Inadequate humidification of inspired gases can cause a variety of serious problems, and humidification has accordingly become an important aspect of modern intensive care medicine. The array of available devices is now formidable, and appropriate advice on their use is essential. Accordingly, this...