{"title":"Humidification of respired gases during mechanical ventilation: mechanical considerations.","authors":"Richard D Branson","doi":"10.1016/j.rcc.2006.03.011","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Humidification of inspired gases during mechanical ventilation remains a standard of care. Optimal humidity is an elusive target and is not clearly defined in the literature. The choice of a humidification device cannot be made solely on the basis of moisture output, however. The clinician must consider the effects of the device on gas exchange and spontaneous breath-ing. The author's group has used the data reviewed here to modify their previous algorithm for choosing a humidification device (see Fig. 2). Humidification requirements for noninvasive ventilation need further study.</p>","PeriodicalId":79530,"journal":{"name":"Respiratory care clinics of North America","volume":"12 2","pages":"253-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2006-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"22","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Respiratory care clinics of North America","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcc.2006.03.011","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Humidification of inspired gases during mechanical ventilation remains a standard of care. Optimal humidity is an elusive target and is not clearly defined in the literature. The choice of a humidification device cannot be made solely on the basis of moisture output, however. The clinician must consider the effects of the device on gas exchange and spontaneous breath-ing. The author's group has used the data reviewed here to modify their previous algorithm for choosing a humidification device (see Fig. 2). Humidification requirements for noninvasive ventilation need further study.