J.M. Rodríguez González-Moro, S. López Martín, G. Sánchez Muñoz, P. de Lucas Ramos
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Abstract
The use of humidifiers in the home is a common practice in patients receiving domiciliary oxygen therapy, probably due to its extensive use in the hospital setting. However, the available evidence and clinical guidelines recommend that the use of a humidifier is not necessary in the hospital or at home when nasal prong oxygen therapy is used with a flow of oxygen of less than 4 l/min. Its generalized use, besides meaning an added cost, may entail health risks (bacterial contamination) and favor O2 escapes. On the contrary, in patients with artificial airway (tracheostomy) or when higher O2 flows are used, a humidifier device should be used (simple, thermal or artificial nose).
期刊介绍:
Revista de Patología Respiratoria is the scientific journal of the Madrilenian Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery Society (Neumomadrid). It will consider those original articles related to Pulmonology, Thoracic Surgery and all other related sciences for their possible publication. Other types of articles such as reviews, editorials, special articles, scientific letters and letters to the editor are also published in the journal. It is a quarterly Journal that publishes a total of 4 issues, which contain these types of articles to different extents. All publications submitted will always undergo a peer review and a final decision will be made according to comments from the expert reviewers and members of the Editorial Board. The Journal is published both in Spanish and English. Therefore, the submission of manuscripts written in either Spanish or English is welcome.